Sports awards in full swing

WINDHOEK – Preparations for the annual MTC Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Sports Awards are in full swing.

The event is set for the Safari Court on October 19. NSC chief administrator Rusten Mogane said at a media briefing yesterday that the President Hifikepunye Pohamba is still considering a request to officiate at the event aimed at rewarding Namibia’s top sportsmen and women for their hard work throughout the year.Most codes submitted nominations for the various categories and the final nominations will be done next Monday by a panel of judges consisting of local sports writers and members of the NSC.The final nominees will be made public next Tuesday, while the voting (by the panel) will be done on October 15.Judge President Petrus Damaseb will then verify if the voting process was fair.The event will be broadcast live by the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).MTC has sponsored N$300 000, which includes N$30 000 that will go as prize money to the main category winners, excluding the Sports Star and Achiever categories.The Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) injected N$30 000 plus N$2 000 in kind.This year two new categories were introduced, that of Sports Star and Disabled Sports team.For the Sports Star award, eight Namibian sportsmen and women have been nominated.The aim of the award is to honour the most popular sportsman or woman in Namibia.It will be up to the public to decide through SMS voting.The nominees are: Kees Lensing (rugby), Ryan Witbooi (rugby), Collin Benjamin (soccer), Rudolph Bester (soccer), Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses (boxing), Jason Naule (boxing), Agnes Samaria (athletics), Ben Bamfuchile (soccer).NampaNSC chief administrator Rusten Mogane said at a media briefing yesterday that the President Hifikepunye Pohamba is still considering a request to officiate at the event aimed at rewarding Namibia’s top sportsmen and women for their hard work throughout the year.Most codes submitted nominations for the various categories and the final nominations will be done next Monday by a panel of judges consisting of local sports writers and members of the NSC.The final nominees will be made public next Tuesday, while the voting (by the panel) will be done on October 15.Judge President Petrus Damaseb will then verify if the voting process was fair.The event will be broadcast live by the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).MTC has sponsored N$300 000, which includes N$30 000 that will go as prize money to the main category winners, excluding the Sports Star and Achiever categories.The Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) injected N$30 000 plus N$2 000 in kind.This year two new categories were introduced, that of Sports Star and Disabled Sports team.For the Sports Star award, eight Namibian sportsmen and women have been nominated.The aim of the award is to honour the most popular sportsman or woman in Namibia.It will be up to the public to decide through SMS voting.The nominees are: Kees Lensing (rugby), Ryan Witbooi (rugby), Collin Benjamin (soccer), Rudolph Bester (soccer), Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses (boxing), Jason Naule (boxing), Agnes Samaria (athletics), Ben Bamfuchile (soccer).Nampa