Geingob is patron of sport media awards

FIRST National Bank Namibia has announced that Namibia’s First Prime Minister, Hage Geingob, has been appointed as patron of the FNB Sport Media Awards.

The awards are administered by the Namibia Sport Commission (NSC) and have been sponsored by FNB Namibia for more than ten years. “We have, in collaboration with the NSC, elevated the standard of the FNB Sport Media Awards to a very high level, so much so, that it is comparable to other similar media awards held elsewhere,” said the FNB manager for corporate communications, Cassius Moetie.Moetie added that the organisation of the awards is at an advanced stage and sport writers had already submitted their entries at the end of August.He added that FNB Namibia and the NSC have agreed on the panel of judges, who will meet soon to peruse the entries submitted by journalists to identify the winners.There are ten categories, and 12 awards will be announced.”The winner in each of the categories will walk away with N$3 000, while a runner-up and overall winner will be selected from the ten winners and receive additional awards.”Another N$3 000 will go to the runner-up, while the overall winner will walk away with a brand new laptop computer,” Moetie said.FNB has contracted the services of a professional research company, Media Tenor, to inject freshness into the awards.NSC chief administrator Rusten Mogane welcomed the appointment of seasoned politician Geingob as patron.”This was an excellent choice, Dr Geingob is highly reputable and this is the kind of personality one needs to associate your projects with,” the former Brave Warriors coach said.The winners of the FNB Sport Media Awards will be announced at a function taking place on October 16.”We have, in collaboration with the NSC, elevated the standard of the FNB Sport Media Awards to a very high level, so much so, that it is comparable to other similar media awards held elsewhere,” said the FNB manager for corporate communications, Cassius Moetie.Moetie added that the organisation of the awards is at an advanced stage and sport writers had already submitted their entries at the end of August.He added that FNB Namibia and the NSC have agreed on the panel of judges, who will meet soon to peruse the entries submitted by journalists to identify the winners.There are ten categories, and 12 awards will be announced.”The winner in each of the categories will walk away with N$3 000, while a runner-up and overall winner will be selected from the ten winners and receive additional awards.”Another N$3 000 will go to the runner-up, while the overall winner will walk away with a brand new laptop computer,” Moetie said.FNB has contracted the services of a professional research company, Media Tenor, to inject freshness into the awards.NSC chief administrator Rusten Mogane welcomed the appointment of seasoned politician Geingob as patron.”This was an excellent choice, Dr Geingob is highly reputable and this is the kind of personality one needs to associate your projects with,” the former Brave Warriors coach said.The winners of the FNB Sport Media Awards will be announced at a function taking place on October 16.