Star player Feinberg-Mngomezulu among those honoured at Cape Town sports awards function
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu the Stormers superstar, pictured here with ball in hand in his familair blue and white hoops, was named Cape Town Sport Council’s sportsman-of-the-year at the weekend.
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Stormers superstar, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, was named Sportswoman-of -the-Year at the Cape Town Sport Council's annual awards ceremony, at the weekend. The event brought together administrators, coaches, athletes, and community leaders from across the city at the Royal Cape Yacht Club, on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14.
The Springboks flyhalf’s award comes two months after he was named players’ player-of-the-year by MyPlayers, the official professional players organisation for SA rugby players. He now becomes a favourite to be named Western Cape sportsman-of-the-year at a function scheduled to take place in Paarl, at the end of the month, with the winner then eligible for nomination for the national sportsman-of-the-year later this year.
Leah Jones, captain of the Western Province Women's side that won the T20 title and is in contention to defend it this season, was named Sportswoman of the Year.
Tafelsig's Gergory Baker was named volunteer-of-the-year at the Cape Town Sport Council’s awards function, held at the Royal Cape Yacht Club, on Valentine's Day on Saturday February 14.
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Apart from Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Western Province Rugby Football Union president Kevin Kiewitz also collected awards on behalf of Markus Muller, who was named Schools Sportsman of the Year, while Aimee Barrett-Theron was named Technical Official of the Year. Muller is currently in Georgia with the Junior Springboks squad.
Gregory Baker, a resident of Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain, was named Volunteer-of-the-Year for his commitment and dedication to the Manyanani Chess Club.
But it was SAFA Cape Town that scooped the lion’s share of the awards, taking four honours, including the prestigious Federation-of-the-Year title.
Zodwa Deliwe, manager Cape Town Roses Women's FC, collected the award for sports team-of-the-year, at the Cape Town Sport Council’s awards function, held at the Royal Cape Yacht Club, at the weekend.
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Professor Marion Keim, guest speaker at the function, delivered a powerful call for unity, leadership and social responsibility in her keynote address.
In her speech, Keim, who also serves on projects linked to Unesco, reminded those in attendance that sportspeople are not only competitors but also public role models who shape behaviour and values in society.
“We live sport, and we represent sport. Every single encounter matters. Every interaction across cultures is an opportunity to develop people’s skills and understanding,” she said.
Shanaaz Rawoot of the Western Province Fancy Pigeon Federation was named sport administrator-of the-year at the weekend's Cape Town Sport Council’s awards function held at the Royal Cape Yacht Club.
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Awards winners:
Administrator-of-the-Year: Shanaaz Rawoot (WP Fancy Pigeon Federation)
Recreation Body-of-the-Year: Taking Back Our Streets Project (SAFA CT)
Volunteer-of-the-Year: Gregory Baker (Cape Town T Chess)
Schools Sportswoman-of-the-Year: Eve Abrahams (Lifesaving Western Cape) Schools Sportsman of the Year: Markus Muller (WP Rugby)
Western Province Cricket Association's Camillah Adams collected the sportswoman-of-the-year award on behalf of Leah Jones (WP Cricket) at the Cape Town Sport Council’s awards ceremony.
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Youth Sportswoman Star-of-the-Year: Tatiana Thomatos (Cape Town Modern Pentathlon Association)
Youth Sportsman Star of the Year: Jonathan Trumble (Cape Town Weightlifting)
Youth Sport Team-of-the-Year: Bernardino Heights High School Dance Team (WP Majorette & Cheerleading Association)
Technical Official-of-the-Year: Aimee Barrett-Theron (WP Rugby)
Western Province Rugby Football Union president, Kevin Kiewitz, collected thesportsman-of-the-year award on behalf of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, at the Cape Town Sport Council’s awards ceremony.
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District Federation-of-the-Year: Safa Cape Town
Sport Team-of-the-Year: Cape Town Roses FC (SAFA CT)
Coach-of-the-Year: Xolile Madikane (SAFA CT)
Sportswoman-of-the-Year with Disability: Michelle Luscombe (Western Cape Transplant Sport Association)
Sportsman-of-the-Year with Disability: Mpumelelo Mhlongo (WP Sport Association for the Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired – Athletics)
Sportswoman-of-the-Year: Leah Jones (WP Cricket)
Sportsman-of-the-Year: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (WP Rugby)