MEC Lebogang Maile, announced 13 of the 14 categories for the Sport Awards, including the Sport Personality of the Year category, which will be voted for by the public.
The panel included Patience Shikwambana – General Manager Operations and National Federations Support at SASCOC, Sowetan Senior Sport Writer Ramatsiyi Moholoa, Barry Hendricks – President of the Gauteng Sport Council, Size Vardha – Director Sports Buro at the Wits University and the panel chairperson Professor Denver Hendricks who is the Director of Community Engagement at the University of Pretoria.
Finalists were announced as follows:
Most Promising Athlete
Shianne Addinall
Water Ski
Erin Burger
Netball
Marco Coetzee
Wrestling
Most Promising Team
University of Pretoria (AmaTuks)
Football
Gauteng u/18 Women’s Basketball
Basketball
Coach of the Year
Ilse Laing
Gymnastics
Peter Williams
Swimming
Nico Coetzee
Wrestling
Technical Official of the Year
Zakhele Thusi Siwela
Football Assistant Referee
Johan Cloete
Cricket Umpire
John Wright
Hockey Umpire
Sportsman of the Year
Theunis De Bruin
Korfball
Alviro Petersen
Cricket
Francois du Plessis
Cricket
Team of the Year
Nashua Titans
Cricket
MTN Golden Lions
Rugby
Orlando Pirates
Football
Sportswoman of the Year
Pietie Coetzee
Field Hockey
Mpho Madi
Wrestling
Dane van Niekerk
Cricket
Disabled Sportswoman of the Year
Bonita Blankenberg
Motorsport
Zandile Nhlapho
Athletics (Field Events)
Disabled Sport Team of the Year
Kwa Thema Disability Club
Athletics
Deaf Football
Football
Disabled Sportsman of the Year
Samkelo Radebe
Athletics
Pieter Willem Smit
Wrestling
Pieter Du Preez
Wheelchair Racing
Sport Personality of the Year
Marsha Marescia
Hockey
Niel McKenzie
Cricket
Lucky Lekgwathi
Football
Administrator of the Year
Senzo Mazingiza
Football
Debbie Phillips
Judo
Kgotso Ncholo
Softball
Sport Journalist of the Year
Velile Mbuli
SABC Radio
Itumeleng Mafisa
The New Age
Steven Tau
The Citizen
