Mpumalanga will come alive on Friday

Mpumalanga will come alive this Friday when the Provincial arm of the SA Schools

Football Association gathers at the opulent Mbombela Stadium not to play

football but to reward performance and excellence in development football at

10h00.

“These are the inaugural excellence award ever to be hosted by

organised Schools Football and we believe the awards will go a long way to

motivate the learners to focus on education through sport,“ said Mandla ‘Shoes

Mazibuko’ the National President of SASFA.

The Mpumalanga SASFA Excellence

Awards are part of a series of provincial initiatives that will culminate into

the national awards.

The candidates and nominees have performed at their best

during the various games in 2012/13 season and it was pretty tough to sift

through due to intense contest displayed by the candidates in the field of play,

officiating and administration.

“Mpumalanga Province prides itself on the

fact that some of their own stand tall as they are counted amongst the best

ambassadors, players such as Happy Jele that played in the Copa Coca – Cola

Football Stars whilst he was a learner at Sofunda High School same as Ndumiso

Mabhena who studied at Khothala Secondary in Dennilton and now he is with

Orlando Pirates FC candidates for CAF Championships. We trust that we shall

continue with the trend to afford opportunities whilst keeping a detailed eye

for talent with a view of nurturing it then sour to greater heights” added the

hosting President Sipho ‘Chocolate Ice Cream’ Mabuza.

The

nominees and categories:

– Administrator of the year : Madoda Zungu of Gert Sibande

Moropodi

Tebogo of Bohlabela

Elvis Gumede of Nkangala

 

– Best Player U/13

Primary Boys : Sanele Nkambule of Zendeling

Sport

Fumani Mathabela of Eric Nxumalo

Suorise Mahumani of Tikhontele

High

 

– Best Player u/17 Girls : Bonisile Nkambule of Ezakheni High

 

–

Best Coach Male Primary : Russel Khoza of Daniye

Primary

Nhlakanipho Hlatshwayo of Imizamoyethu

Matthews Mnisi of

Zikhuphule Primary

– Best Coach Female : Aletta Khumalo of Buhlebuyeta

 

– Best

Coach Secondary Collen Sekati of

Tikhontele

Sindi Moloto of Kopanang Secondary

Melusi Mbatha of Gert Sibande

– Manager

of the Year Female : Mpho Majola of Imizamoyethu

Rebecca

Mathibela of Mhluzi

Anita Mashele of Bohlabela

 

– Manager of the Year

Male Primary: Ernest Yenzani Mabunda

of Daniye

Nkosana Mhlongo of Tikhontele

Eric Nxumalo of

 

– Manager of the

Year Female : Portia Dlangamandla of Ezakheni

 

–

School of the Year Primary : Imizamoyethu Primary Lehlasedi High

 

– Best Referee : Sarah Mahlangu

Sindi Ndlala

Cynthia Thabethe

 

– Best Male

Referee : Dennis Shongwe

Sibusiso Lubisi

Tebogo

Moropodi

 

– Best Coordinator : Phelelani Zulu

Elvis Gumede

Joseph Mabuza

 

For more information

please contact:

 

Sbusiso Chacklas Magagula Secretary

Mpumalanga SASFA

079 141 8592

 

Themba Tshabalala

072 588 4957