THE Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) on Friday announced the final nominees for the NSA Sports Awards to be presented to deserving sportsmen and women on October 31.
During the announcement, chairperson of the Sports Awards Committee, Piet du Plooy, also introduced the three-member independent panel of judges that selected the final nominees from the candidates submitted by the various sports bodies. They are world-renowned Namibian sprint icon Frank Fredericks, who is the chairperson of the judges, the editor of Namibia Sport magazine, Helge Schutz, and Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) member Ailly Hangula-Paulino.Asked what implications the recent withdrawal of main sponsor Mobile Telecommunication Limited (MTC) had on the staging of the awards, Du Plooy said the Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), who was a co-sponsor of the event for the past years, has now become the official sponsor of the NSC Sports Awards.Nominees are: Sportsman of the Year: Jafet Uutoni (boxing), Jamu Ngatjizeko (soccer), Frans Saubek (endurance riding), Gerrie Snyman (cricket) and Erik Hoffmann (cycling) Sportswoman of the Year: Salome Iyambo (football), Ramona Beukes (gymnastics), Agnes Samaria (athletics), Beata Naigambo (athletics) and Helalia Johannes (athletics) Junior Sportsman of the Year: Raymond van Schoor (cricket), Collin Ndjai (football), Jason Afrikaner (wrestling), Morihei Anderson (gymnastics) and Max Siedentoph (swimming) Junior Sportswoman of the Year: Anna Wucher (endurance riding), Bonita Bredenhann (golf), Stacy Naris (women’s football), Kimberly Ann van Zyl (gymnastics), Jonay Briedenhann (swimming) and Bianca Katire (Special Olympics) Most Improved Sports Person of the Year: Petrus Lotto (cycling), Michelle Solomons (gymnastics), Daniela Lindemeier (swimming), Colin Tjanda (endurance riding) and Pikky ya France (cricket) Sports Team of the Year: Endurance riding team, Under-17 football team, Brave Gladiators, Senior cricket team and Under-19 rugby team Sports Administrator of the Year: Francois Erasmus (cricket), Jackey Gertze (women’s football), Stacy Namases (Special Olympics), Dietlind Siedentoph (swimming) and Hella Rust (cycling) Coach/Trainer of the Year: Deon Kotze (cricket), Jacqueline Shipanga (women’s football), Juliana Simonfi (gymnastics), Jacob Gariseb (boxing) and Nestor Tobias (boxing) Umpire/Referee of the Year: Jeff Luck (cricket), Mathew Katjimune (football), Dongina Risser (gymnastics), Jacky Husselmann (rugby) and Timo Haikonda (boxing) Development Programme of the Year: Cricket Namibia, Namibia Football Association (NFA), Namibia Wrestling Federation (NWF), Special Olympics and Gymnastics Federation.NampaThey are world-renowned Namibian sprint icon Frank Fredericks, who is the chairperson of the judges, the editor of Namibia Sport magazine, Helge Schutz, and Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) member Ailly Hangula-Paulino.Asked what implications the recent withdrawal of main sponsor Mobile Telecommunication Limited (MTC) had on the staging of the awards, Du Plooy said the Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), who was a co-sponsor of the event for the past years, has now become the official sponsor of the NSC Sports Awards.Nominees are: Sportsman of the Year: Jafet Uutoni (boxing), Jamu Ngatjizeko (soccer), Frans Saubek (endurance riding), Gerrie Snyman (cricket) and Erik Hoffmann (cycling) Sportswoman of the Year: Salome Iyambo (football), Ramona Beukes (gymnastics), Agnes Samaria (athletics), Beata Naigambo (athletics) and Helalia Johannes (athletics) Junior Sportsman of the Year: Raymond van Schoor (cricket), Collin Ndjai (football), Jason Afrikaner (wrestling), Morihei Anderson (gymnastics) and Max Siedentoph (swimming) Junior Sportswoman of the Year: Anna Wucher (endurance riding), Bonita Bredenhann (golf), Stacy Naris (women’s football), Kimberly Ann van Zyl (gymnastics), Jonay Briedenhann (swimming) and Bianca Katire (Special Olympics) Most Improved Sports Person of the Year: Petrus Lotto (cycling), Michelle Solomons (gymnastics), Daniela Lindemeier (swimming), Colin Tjanda (endurance riding) and Pikky ya France (cricket) Sports Team of the Year: Endurance riding team, Under-17 football team, Brave Gladiators, Senior cricket team and Under-19 rugby team Sports Administrator of the Year: Francois Erasmus (cricket), Jackey Gertze (women’s football), Stacy Namases (Special Olympics), Dietlind Siedentoph (swimming) and Hella Rust (cycling) Coach/Trainer of the Year: Deon Kotze (cricket), Jacqueline Shipanga (women’s football), Juliana Simonfi (gymnastics), Jacob Gariseb (boxing) and Nestor Tobias (boxing) Umpire/Referee of the Year: Jeff Luck (cricket), Mathew Katjimune (football), Dongina Risser (gymnastics), Jacky Husselmann (rugby) and Timo Haikonda (boxing) Development Programme of the Year: Cricket Namibia, Namibia Football Association (NFA), Namibia Wrestling Federation (NWF), Special Olympics and Gymnastics Federation.Nampa
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