Fillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa and Vera Looser won Namibia’s top sport awards at the Namibia Annual Sport Awards in Ongwediva on Saturday night.
Boxer Nghitumbwa won the sportsman of the year award, while Looser won the sportswoman of the year award. Looser also won ther shining star in the diaspora award, while para-triathlete Jerome Rooi won the sport star of the year award.
The winners of the various categories are as follows:
Sportsman of the year: Fillipus Energy Nghitumbwa
Sportswoman of the year: Vera Looser
Junior sportsman of the year: Burton Wheakley
Junior sportswoman of the year: Ashley Martins
Sportstar of the year: Jeromius Rooi
Peoples choice sportstar of the year: Emilia Ekandjo
Sportsman of the year with disability: Ananias Shikongo
Sportswoman of the year with disability: Johanna Benson
Wall of fame: Elizabeth Mongudhi, Luketz Swartbooi, Bernd Kebbel
Lifetime achievement award: Polly Negongo, Rita Williams, Isak Elishi, Matheus Ndeshitila.
Coach of the year: Naomi Schmidt
Shining star in the diaspora: Vera Looser
Community inspiration award: Special Olympics Namibia
Development programme of the year: Special Olympics Namibia
Sport team of the year: Namibia Aquatic Sport Federation
Federation of the year: Cricket Namibia
Junior Sportsman of the year with disability: Quinton Gaeb
Junior Sportswoman of the year with disability: Keila de Oliveira
Referee of the year: Antsino Twanyanyukwa
Sport journalist digital: Brian Munango
Sport journalist of the year print: Limba Mupetami
Sport journalist of the year broadcasting: Terence Mukasa
NSC Chairperson’s Award: Johan Muller (Cricket Namibia)
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