Nominate province’s best
The best of the best on and off the sporting field will again be recognised for their achievements in the 2020 Mpumalanga Sports Awards.
The award ceremony acknowledges teams, clubs and individuals who showed dedication, sportsmanship and worked hard in their sporting code or codes during 2019 and 2020.
The road to this year's awards started in earnest with the opening of the nomination process.
It started on July 1 and will run until
July 29. Nominations can be submitted on www.mpsawards.co.za, via WhatsApp on 079-888-0246 or via email at info@mpsawards.co.za.
During this period, federations and the public are requested to submit names of players and teams who have excelled on field of play from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020, and those who represented Mpumalanga with honour, dignity and excellence on big stages.
According to spokesperson for the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, Sibongile Nkosi, the Mpumalanga Sports Awards celebrates local individuals and teams who have excelled in the world of sport.
"The awards are aimed at honouring and celebrating those who put the province on the sporting map in 21 categories," said Nkosi.
Last year, chess player Banele Mhango was the biggest winner when he was named Sports Star of The Year. Categories that will be voted for by the public are Sports
Star of
The Year, Sports Journalist of The Year, Sports Photographer of The Year and Sports Fan of The Year. The rest of the category winners will be decided by a panel of independent individuals from provincial sporting federations.
The winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony on
September 27, which will be shown on SuperSport on DStv.
The categories
• Sport Administrator of The Year
• School Team of The Year
• Developing School of
The Year
• Newcomer of The Year
• Volunteer of The Year
• People's Choice Sports Star of The Year
• Indigenous Games Star of The Year
• Recreation Body of The Year
• Team of The Year
• Coach of The Year
• Sports Club/Federation of The Year
• Sportswoman of The Year (with disability)
• Sportswoman of The Year
• Sportsman of The Year (with disability)
• Sportsman of The Year
• Sports Journalist of The Year
• Sports Photographer of The Year
• Sports Star of The Year
• Sports Fan of The Year
• Lifetime Achievement and Sport Legend.