Mutorwa awards Mamelodi

WINDHOEK – The Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) Zone Six Council of Ministers today presented the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Secretary-General Ashford Mamelodi with an award for his outstanding contribution to sport.

Presenting the award to Mamelodi at one of the leading hotels in the capital, Namibia’s Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture John Mutorwa, who is also the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, said the award is to recognise the sports administrator for his outstanding services in sport development in Botswana, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and internationally. Accepting the award, Mamelodi thanked the Zone Six Ministers’ Council for recognising his efforts.He said that he would continue working hard for as long as his muscles continue to carry him, adding that he was proud to have received the award, made up of a certificate and glass trophy, in Namibia.The Zone Six Ministers’ Council have also identified two other athletes, Maria Mutola (athletics) of Mozambique and South Africa’s Natalie du Toit (swimming) for awards.World 800 metre queen Mutola could not attend the awards function as she was said to be on a business trip.Mozambique’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport, Carlos José Castro De Sousa received the certificate on her behalf at the opening ceremony of the Games at the Sam Nujoma Stadium yesterday.Du Toit, who is a world-class swimmer with a disability, also could not attend the function.At the age of 14, du Toit competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur but in 2001 she had her left leg amputated at the knee after a car drove into her while she was riding her scooter.The amputation did not stop her from pursuing her swimming passion when in 2003, she won gold at the All Africa Games competing against able-bodied swimmers.She went on to clinch silver in the 800-metre freestyle and bronze in the 400-metre freestyle at the Afro Asians Games the same year.South African Minister for Sport and Recreation, Makhenkhesi Stofile will receive du Toit’s award.Accepting the award, Mamelodi thanked the Zone Six Ministers’ Council for recognising his efforts.He said that he would continue working hard for as long as his muscles continue to carry him, adding that he was proud to have received the award, made up of a certificate and glass trophy, in Namibia.The Zone Six Ministers’ Council have also identified two other athletes, Maria Mutola (athletics) of Mozambique and South Africa’s Natalie du Toit (swimming) for awards.World 800 metre queen Mutola could not attend the awards function as she was said to be on a business trip.Mozambique’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport, Carlos José Castro De Sousa received the certificate on her behalf at the opening ceremony of the Games at the Sam Nujoma Stadium yesterday.Du Toit, who is a world-class swimmer with a disability, also could not attend the function.At the age of 14, du Toit competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur but in 2001 she had her left leg amputated at the knee after a car drove into her while she was riding her scooter.The amputation did not stop her from pursuing her swimming passion when in 2003, she won gold at the All Africa Games competing against able-bodied swimmers.She went on to clinch silver in the 800-metre freestyle and bronze in the 400-metre freestyle at the Afro Asians Games the same year.South African Minister for Sport and Recreation, Makhenkhesi Stofile will receive du Toit’s award.