Tawanda takes monthly title

Motherwell’s Tawanda Maswanhise has been named the William Hill Premiership Player of the Month for January.

The 23-year-old returned to Fir Park from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Zimbabwe in exceptional form, scoring five goals in four William Hill Premiership matches in January as the Steelmen finished the month undefeated.

The run of domestic games in January also included a winner for Tawanda in the Scottish Cup victory over Ross County.

"January was such a good month for the team," Tawanda stated.

"I missed games due to representing my country, and I was eager to hit the ground running when I got back. We managed to have another unbeaten run and win four of our five matches.”

The winger also paid tribute to his team-mates with Motherwell currently in fourth place in the William Hill Premiership and unbeaten so far in 2026.

"My teammates work so hard to get me chances in front of goal. It's my job to keep finding the back of the net, and I'll keep working hard to do so. I want to keep the fire burning in February until the end of the season. We've got some huge matches coming up and lots of opportunities.

Tawanda added: "We'll keep working to get positive results.” 

This is Tawanda's second William Hill Premiership Player of the Month award in the 2025/26 season, having also claimed November's prize. Motherwell team-mate Elliot Watt was also named William Hill Premiership Player of the Month for December 2025, making it a hat-trick of player gongs for the Fir Park side.