MEC for Education, Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Matome Chiloane announces the Nominees for this year’s Gauteng Sports Awards, on Thursday, October 31st at Emirates Airlines Park (previously known as Ellis Park Stadium).
Mr Chiloane emphasized the purpose of the event, acknowledging the hard work athletes put in, and rewarding them for representing our country and province.
He also highlighted the development of future stars from primary schools, fixing and extending township sporting infrastructures to channel other sporting codes such as swimming, athletics, and various sporting codes:
Each nominee receives an amount of R15 000, while the winner walks away with R25 000, However there’s a special surprise package for Olympic and Paralympic Medal winners according to their Gold, Silver, and bronze medals respectively.
Gauteng Lions Cricket Services Manager, Roben Mandlazi expressed his excitement towards the 5 nominations his team got, from the Coach to the staff to the players:
Sport Personality of the Year: Public Vote
Ronwen Williams
Akani Simbine
Relebohile Mofokeng
Tatyana Smith
Dricus Du Plessis
Sportsman of the Year
Pieter Coetzee
Bayanda Walaza
Sivenathi Nontshinga
Sportswoman of the Year
Tatjana Smith (Swimming)
Kamogelo Maseko (Netball)
Zeney Geldenhuis (Athletics)
Disabled Sportswoman of the Year
Tanja Scholz (Darts)
Simone Kruger (Discus)
Kgothatso Montjane (Tennis)
Disabled Sportsman of the Year
Colen Mahlalela (Athletics)
Colen Venter (Cricket)
Arno Kraff (Javelin and Discus)
Disabled Sport Team of the Year
Kwa Thema Disability Academy (Athletics)
Team illusion (Figure Skating)
Gauteng Lions Cricket (Cricket)
Coach of the Year
Russell Domingo (Cricket)
Rogo Mere (Swimming)
Thabo Mathebedi (Athletics)
Most Promising athlete of the Year
Sphesihle Mabena (Para athletics, Javelin)
Paris Gael Isaacs (Hockey)
Daniella Price-Hughes (Rowing)
Technical Official of Year
Benita Mens (Umpire)
Thapelo Matwadze (Hockey Technical official)
Mpho Makhubu (Chief Umpire)
Sport Federation of the Year
Gauteng Football Association
Gauteng Lions Cricket
Athletics Gauteng North
Most Promising Team of the Year
Springs Home Sweepers (Women’s Football)
Clapham u15 School Football team (Men’s Football)
Spartens Karate Gauteng Junior (Martial Arts)
Amayanga-Yanga player of the year
Jena Umar (Climbing)
Anasthesia Mitchell (Darts)
Monnalemilo Mojapelo (Gymnast)
Administrator of the Year
Isaac Bidla (1st Blind Series)
Nelisiwe Matswaganye (Coaching Courses)
Sammy Kekana (Development Hockey Officer)
Community based Sport and Recreation program of the year
Aquatics Gauteng Water Safety Program
Mac Masina Foundation
Hammanskraal Tennis
Sport Photographer of the year
Denga Netshituka
Sydney Mahlangu
Pitsi Vincent Matlou
Community sport media of the Year
Ga-Rankuwa FM
Caxton Community Newspaper
Jozi FM
Sports Journalist of the year (Print, radio and television)
Charles Baloyi
Titiro Masuku
Vuyo Makhoba
