Mboma in the lead, Shalulile a miss

LIMBA MUPETAMIWINDHOEKThis year’s Namibia Annual Sports Awards (NASA) for the first time has an all-female line-up of athletes nominated for the MTC Namibia Annual Sports Star of the Year award.The three nominees are Olympic silver medallist Christine Mboma, Olympic finalist Beatrice Masilingi and Olympic marathon runner Helalia Johannes.Mboma is the favourite to walk away with this award after scooping various awards on the track this year and also managing to break the Under-20 African record in the 200-metre sprint numerous times.The athlete is also likely to walk away with the sportswoman of the year and junior sportswoman of the year awards. She also stands a chance to scoop the sports team of the year award, having competed with the 4X100 relay team that won silver at the U-20 World Championship in Kenya.As deserving as the athlete is, many sports fans thought Namibian footballer Peter Shalulile would give the teenage sensation a run for her money.The footballer last year won the DStv Premiership title with Mamelodi Sundowns, and bagged the joint top goal scorer accolade as well as many player of the match awards.In this year’s NASA, however, he only features in the DebMarine Professional Shining Star in the Diaspora category, along with Maike Diekman from the Namibia Canoe and Rowing Federation.The Namibia Football Association’s Franco Cosmos explained that they nominated Shalulile for the award despite the fact that the website was clogged, thus making the entry process very difficult.The rule book of the NASA explains that athletes need to be nominated for the awards by their federations. Athletes will be recognised for achievements from October 2019 till 31 September this year.“A sports journalist who didn’t want to be named said that it’s a pity not to see the footballer nominated. I guess the judges have certain criteria which they are looking at,” Cosmos said.Here are the nominees in each category:MTC-NASA Sportsman of the Year: Alexander Miller, Tristan De Lange (Namibia Cycling Federation), Jonas Junias (Namibia Boxing Federation).MTC -NASA Sportswoman of the Year: Mboma, Masilingi, Johannes (Athletics Namibia).MTC-NASA Junior Sportsman of the Year: Delano Muller (Namibia Kickboxing Federation), Magano Naseb, Ruano De Cuvalho (Namibia School Sport Union).MTC-NASA Junior Sportswoman of the Year: Mboma, Masilingi.NamPower-NASA Sportsman of the Year with a Disability: Ananias Shikongo, Johannes Nambala, Petrus Karuli (Namibia National Paralympic Committee).NamPower-NASA Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability: Johanna Benson, Lahja Ishitile, Sylvia Shivolo (Namibia National Paralympic Committee).NamPower-NASA Junior Sportsman of the Year with a Disability: Bradley Murere, Julien Rejive (Namibia National Paralympic Committee).NamPower NASA Junior Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability: Aune Josef, Lahja Iipinge, Lize Meyer (National Paralympic Committee).DebMarine Namibia NASA Sports Team of the Year: 4x100 m U-20 girls’ relay team (Athletics Namibia), cricket senior men’s team (Cricket Namibia), Hockey senior women’s team (Namibia Hockey Union).NASA Coach of the Year: Grant Douglas Dodds (Namibia Canoe and Rowing Federation), Hendrick Botha (Athletics Namibia), Letu Hamhola (Namibia National Paralympic Committee).DebMarine Namibia NASA Umpire/Referee of the Year: Lazarus Nainda (Namibia Professional Boxing), Twanyanyukwa Antsino (Namibia Football Association).NEPC-NASA Journalist of the Year: Broadcasting (radio, TV): Castro Uulumbu (One Africa Television), Katrina Gowases (Namibia Broadcasting Corporation), Limba Mupetami (Namibian Sun);Print (newspapers/magazines): Hesron Kapanga (Nampa Press Agency), Limba Mupetami (Namibian Sun), Michael Uugwanga (Confidante);Digital (online, social & photography): Limba Mupetami (Namibian Sun), Pomwene Shaduka Naayele (Dream Publication), Tangi Mulundu Twaindila Media Houses,Standard Bank-NASA Sports Development Programme of the Year: Ashburton Kwata (Cricket Namibia), Standard Bank Junior Hockey Initiative (Namibia Hockey Union), Professional Education Training System (Namibia School Sport Union).NSC-NASA Federation of the Year: Athletics Namibia, Cricket Namibia, Namibia National Paralympic Committee.Standard Bank /DebMarine NASA Community Inspiration Award: Delano Muller (Namibia Kickboxing Federation), School of Excellence Hockey Academy, Namibia Hockey Union, Kasaona Football Academy (NFA).The awards ceremony will take place on 30 October at the Windhoek Gymnasium Hall in Windhoek.

Mboma in the lead, Shalulile a miss

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