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‘SWAZI BOLT’, ‘MZORO’ IN SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS

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MBABANE – Nine athletes are in the race for the Sports Personality of the year award in the Swazi Boy Social Media Awards.

Swazi Boy is a local entertainment stable. Leading the pack is 2020/ 21 MTN Premier League player of the season Royal Leopard Muzi ‘Mzoro’ Dlamini. Dlamini was named the best player of the season last Thursday during the MTN Premier League awards. He will be up against athlete Sibusiso ‘Swazi Bolt’ Matsenjwa who made history by breaking two national 200m records in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and further reached the semi-finals. He is the first liSwati to achieve that in the Olympic Games.

Other nominees are Mbabane Swallows duo of Felix Badenhorst and Sizolwethu Shabalala while other footballers are Royal Leopard attacking midfielder Junior Magagula, Mbabane Highlanders’ Rio Matsenjwa and international player Justice Figuareido.
Others are Swim Lab swimmer Roby Young, who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and taekwondo artist Carlota Munave. The nominees were released by Swazi Boy Communications Officer Ur Gal Zee, who said the awards would be held in December. This is the second time that Swazi Boy hosts the awards in the country. They were introduced last year. Winners will be voted for by the public through SMS.

The nominees:
Robyn Young (Swim Lab swimmer)
Sibusiso ‘Swazi Bolt’ Matsenjwa (REPS Athlete)
Justice Figuareido (Cape Town All Stars, SA)
Rio Matsenjwa (M. Highlanders)
Muzi ‘Mzoro’ Dlamini (R. Leopard)
Felix Badenhorst (M. Swallows)
Sizolwethu Shabalala (M. Swallows)
Junior Shabalala (R. Leopard)
Carlota Munave (Taekwondo)

Sports Journalists of the year:

Phathizwe Msibi
Lwazi Dlamini
Sanele Jele
Ntokozo Magongo
Fabrice Kanimba
Chris Dlamini
Sabelo Gwebu

High Press

Mhlengi Shongwe
Nathi ‘Mdockies’ Hlophe

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