Ace Ntsoelengoe Stadium to host 2023 Gauteng Sports Awards
Organisers of the Gauteng Sports Awards say a total of 57 finalists have been announced in the 20 categories of the awards.
The much-anticipated Gauteng Sports Awards 2023 will be held at the Ace Ntsoelengoe Stadium in Mohlakeng, Randfontein, at the Randwest municipality on November 18.
The stadium is named after one of the greatest footballers the country has ever produced, Patrick Pule ‘Ace’ Ntsoelengoe, who died in 2006 and was a former Kaizer Chiefs star who also played in the US and Canada alongside the likes of Pele.
In October 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Or
He was also a recipient of the Gauteng Sports Awards Lifetime Achievement award. In 2003, he was inducted into the American Soccer Hall of Fame for his exploits in contributing to the rich history of the sport in the country where he spent 11 seasons.
The awards ceremony in November is the crown moment to celebrate and recognise the achievements of Gauteng-based athletes, teams, officials, and media within the sports fraternity. Gauteng continues to produce several top athletes and teams that have done well for South African sport.
This year’s awards event is held under the theme ‘Enabling excellence, Inspiring the youth’, to recognise those adjudged to have excelled between August 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023.
A total of 57 finalists have been announced in the 20 categories including the most sought-after, Sports Personality of the Year, where the winner stands to drive away with a brand-new car. It is the only category decided by public voting through SMS.
The remaining categories, bar the Lifetime Achievement which will be chosen by the MEC, will be decided by an independent seven-member panel that includes several members of the media. This year has seen the addition of a new category, the Sports Photographer of the Year.
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