Swakopmund will host the 19th edition of the annual Namibia Annual Sports Awards (Nasa), which is scheduled to take place on 28 October at the MTC Dome.
This was revealed during the nominees’ announcement event that was held yesterday at NBC studio in the Northern Industrial area in Windhoek. The event will have 20 categories in total, and it is held every year in recognition of top achievers for
their outstanding performances by sportsmen and women
during the season under review.
The sponsors are led by MTC, Debmarine Namibia, Nampower, Namibia Wildlife Resorts, New Era Publication Corporation
and Standard Bank Namibia.
Tickets to this year’s awards will cost N$20 000 for a table for
10 people and N$200 for individuals and federations. Speaking at the unveiling event yesterday, Namibia Sports Commission chief administrator Freddy Mwiya said they opted to take the awards to the coastal town because it will correspond with the other event being organised.
“We have the sports expo happening during the same week, and it only makes sense that the awards be hosted during the same weekend in the same area. This will also reduce costs and assist in planning,” he added.
- mkambukwe@nepc.com.na
The nominees:
Namdia/Nasa Coach of the Year
Brian Sobel Ice & Inline - Hockey Kleophas
Letu Hamhola – Paralympics
Pierre de Bruyn – Cricket Namibia
Trevor Cormack - Hockey
Nasa Community Inspiration Award
Delano Muller - Kickboxing
Run Along – Paralympics
Physical Active Youth – Cycling
Namibia Volleyball Federation – Volleyball
Standard Bank/Nasa Development Programme of the Year
The Ashburton Kwata Mini Cricket Development Programme – Cricket
NCF BMX Kids on Bikes Programme – Cycling
Physical Active Youth – Cycling
Standard Bank Junior Hockey Initiative – Standard Bank
Debmarine/Nasa Professional Athlete in Diaspora
Gerhard Erasmus – Cricket
Goodwill Khao – Chess
Peter Shalulile – Football
Nasa Sport Journalist of the Year – Digital
Brian Munango – Namibia Media Holdings
Strauss Lunyangwe – New Era Publication Corporation
Nasa Sports Journalist of the Year Print
Limba Mupetami – Namibia Media Holdings
Andrew Poolman – Namibia Media Holdings
Jessy Jackson Kaurasia – Namibia Media Holdings
Nasa Sports Journalist of the Year Radio and TV
Michael Ditu – NBC
Strauss Lunyangwe – One Africa Television
Nasa Federation of the Year
Cricket Namibia
Namibia Hockey Union
Namibia Triathlon Federation
Nampower/Nasa Junior Sportsman of the Year with a Disability
Alvin Iita – Paralympics
Jeromuis Rooi – Paralympics
Lowisa Shehama – Paralympics
MTC Nasa Junior Sportsman of the Year
Alfeus Domino, – Amateur Boxing
Josia Katroli – Athletics
Kevin Lowe – Cycling
MTC/Nasa Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Christine Rotcher – Ice/Inline Hockey
Maja Jeanne Brinkmann – Triathlon
Nyanyukweni Frans – Athletics
NamPower NASA Junior Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability
Lahja Iipinge — Paralympics
Lize Meyer— Paralympics
Martha Nengola Paralympics
Debmarine/Nasa Sports Team of the Year
CANA – Zone IV team – Swimming
Cricket Namibia – Richelieu Eagles – Cricket
Junior Ladies National Inline Hockey Team – Ice and Inline Hockey
Special Olympic Unified Basketball Team – Special Olympics
Nasa Sportsman of the Year
Gerhard Erasmus – Cricket
Ronan Wantenaar – Swimming
Fillemon Nghutunanye – Boxing
Vejakojao Hinda – MMA
NamPower NASA Sportsman of the Year with a Disability
Ananias Shikongo — Paralympics
Johannes Nambala — Paralympics
Rodney Snewe—Special Olympics
Nampower/Nasa Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability
Caitlin Botha – Paralympics
Lahja Ishitile – Paralympics
Louise Sagaria – Paralympics
Nasa Sportswoman of the Year
Suzelle Pronk – Karate
Vera Looser – Cycling
Nasa Umpire/Referee of the Year
Claus Schumacher – Cricket
Lars Dobberstein – Ice and Inline Hockey
Pieters De Laray – Triathlon