Shingi Matibiri, Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe defender Teenage Hadebe is in contention for two awards in the Major League Soccer in the United States just six months after signing for Houston Dynamo.
Hadebe has been impressive since moving from Turkey to the United States and is in the running for the Defender of the Year and Major League Soccer Newcomer of the Year awards.
The voting process opened on Friday 29 October and is going to close on Monday 8 November.
A selected panel of Major League Soccer players, coaches and journalists vote for the nominees.