West Rand Women Sports Awards – Here are your winners!
West Rand Women Sport Awards held in the West Rand region for the first time.
Twelve winners of the West Rand Women Sport Awards hosted by Futballing Girls were announced on Monday 14 September during the ceremony at the West Rand District Municipality.
Kgopotso Mathunyane, spokesperson of Futballing Girls, said it was the first time the annual award ceremony – the first of which was held in 2018 – was being hosted on the West Rand.
“Futballing Girls was founded as a platform to empower and celebrate women in sport, and those helping to make a difference,” Mathunyane said. This year’s digital edition saw the addition of more categories to give more women an opportunity to be celebrated.
After accepting her award for Sportswoman of the Year, Danielle van Wyk said, “It is such an honour not only to represent the region, but the province and the country on behalf of all women. It makes me overjoyed to be the first to be celebrated as the Sportswoman of the Year within the West Rand Region, especially since the West Rand is this year’s host.”
Member of Mayoral Committee for the West Rand District, Buyiswa Xulu who welcomed the addition of the West Rand District to the awards said, “We are grateful to be part of this initiative. It is an honour as it will open doors for other women in the region to be inspired by all the winners that were celebrated, and also to put the West Rand on the map.”
Below is the list of all the West Rand Women in Sports Awards winners: Sportswoman of the year – Danielle van Wyk; School Sports Athlete – Nombulelo Fihla; Sports Administrator of the Year – Susan Da Silva; Sports Achiever of the Year – Hayley Bothma; Coach of the Year – Katja Bruwer; Sponsor of the Year – Christa Black; Volunteer of the Year – Natasha Venter; Technical Official of the Year – Pontsho Mokhukhwane; School Team of the Year – Itumeleng Speciality; Team of the Year – West Rand Chess; Sports Club of the Year – Morgan Moss Karate; Sportswomen of the Year with disability – Basetsane Skosana; Community Sports Journalist of the Year – Adel Louw; Federation of the Year – Merafong Netball Federation.
Finalists were also honoured with certificates during the ceremony.
Watch the virtual ceremony here:
