Awards to celebrate Mpumalanga athletes
It’s all systems go for the Mpumalanga Sports Awards, which will take place on Sunday, July 28 at Emnotweni Arena starting at 18:00.
The Mpumalanga Sports Awards are aimed at honouring and celebrating local athletes who put the province on the sporting map.
The awards has 21 categories with two of them conferred by Culture, Sport and Recreation MEC Lindiwe Ntshalintshali.
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The categories are as follows: sport administrator of the year, school team of the year, developing school of the year, newcomer of the year, volunteer of the year, peoples’ choice sport star of the year, indigenous games star of the year, recreation body of the year, team of the year, coach of the year, sport club/federation of the year, sport woman of the year (with disability), sport woman of the year, sport man of the year (with disability), sport man of the year, sport journalist of the year, sport photographer of the year, sport star of the year and sport fan of the year.
The awards that will be conferred by the MEC are lifetime achievement and sport legend. The winners will be announced at a gala event on July 28 at Emntweni Arena, starting at 18:00 and the dress code is formal.
“As a department, we want to use this platform to appreciate Mpumalanga athletes who have flown the provincial flag high,” explains the department’s Sibongile Nkosi.
The nominees were shorlisted by a panel of independent individuals from Mpumalanga sporting federations.
The complete list of nominees that will be voted for by the public are sport star of the year, sport journalist of the year, sport photographer of the year and sport fan of the year.
Sport Star of the Year:
Linmari Potgieter – MPSA1
Lentsamang Motau – MPSA2
Danelle van den Heever – MPSA3
Connie Phala – MPSA4
Walene SCholtz – MPSA5
Jancke Penning – MPSA6
Sanele Buthelezi – MPSA7
Happy Jele – MPSA8
Philuppus Marthinus Janse van Rensburg – MPSA9
Douw Kruger – MPSA10
Nothando Vilakazi – MPSA11
Keith Phathizwe Mabuza – MPSA12
Mduduzi Mdantsane – MPSA13
Sibusiso Nkosi – MPSA14
Banele Mhango – MPSA15
Ambros Sikutu – MPSA16
Frederika Rossouw – MPSA17
Zandri Strydom – MPSA18
Sport Journalist of the Year:
Busisiwe Mokwena – MPSA19
Mthokozisi Mkhonza – MPSA20
Aaron Mbonani – MPSA21
Clement Mthembu – MPSA22
Tuis Mgidi – MPSA23
Andiswa “Bonoswagg” Sifunda – MPSA25
Sport Photographer of the Year:
Jabulane Khumalo – MPSA26
Richard Nkosi – MPSA27
Mandla Khoza – MPSA28
Sport Fan of the Year:
Pieter Botha – MPSA29
Manyovu – MPSA30
Marina Maartins – MPSA31
To vote, SMS code to 45791. SMSes are charged at R1.50 and the voting lines close on Sunday, July 28 at 19:00.
