Nominations for the 2015 Ekurhuleni Sports Awards are now open.
Individuals, clubs and organisations are invited to submit their candidates before February 27.
“The metro is committed to recognising sporting excellence in the region and to reward those who represent Ekurhuleni nationally as amateur or professional sportsmen,” said the metro’s spokesman Themba Gadebe.
The fourth installment of the Ekurhuleni Sports Awards will see individual champions, and those who belong to local sport associations and clubs, walking away with the most coveted sporting awards.
“When we reward sports men and women, we are rewarding good health, patriotism, discipline, role models and greatness. It is therefore important that we always remember those who continue to make the city proud in various sporting codes,” said Gadebe.
Nominations are for the sporting achievements attained during the period starting January 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Nomination categories:
- Sportsman of the year.
- Sports woman of the year.
- Outstanding sport official.
- Outstanding sport administrator.
- Sportsman of the year (people with disability).
- Sportswoman of the year (people with disability).
- Junior sportsman of the year.
- Junior sportswoman of the year.
- Coach of the year.
- Team of the year.
- Sports federation of the year.
- Secondary sport school of the year.
- Primary sport school of the year.
- Sports fan of the year.
Nominations must be filled-out on an official form and submitted by no later than February 27.
The forms are to be submitted at the following venues:
- Sports and Recreation head office: first floor, Hanover square building A, corner Hendrik Potgieter and 8th Avenue, Edenvale.
- Southern Region: Sports and Recreation offices, Germiston Stadium, Delville Road North, Germiston.
- Northern Region: Sport and Recreation offices, Plane Road, Kempton Park.
- Eastern Region: Sport and Recreation offices, room 117, first floor, Springs Civic Center, Springs.
For more information contact Pieter Lotter on 011 999-0695 or Asaf Ranto on 011 999-1746.
