South Africa: South Africa’s leading sports betting operator, Hollywoodbets, is excited to announce the renewal of its partnership with the South African Football Journalists’ Association (SAFJA) for the fourth year, reaffirming its commitment to supporting local football.
First established during the challenging times of the Covid-19 lockdown, the partnership with SAFJA has grown from strength-to-strength. Since its inception, SAFJA has rapidly earned credibility as a representative body for football journalists across all media platforms. Hollywoodbets takes pride in being part of this journey, having supported the annual awards since 2020, and is excited to continue backing the initiative through the 2023/24 season.
Menzi Ngcobo, Senior Sponsorship Coordinator at Hollywoodbets, said, "We are proud to continue our partnership with SAFJA and to contribute to the recognition of football talent in South Africa. These awards are an important platform for celebrating excellence in the game, especially in women’s football, which we are passionate about promoting."
SAFJA Chairman, Velile Mnyandu, said, “This is an idea which was started four years ago during COVID times and continues to grow and be bigger and better. We would like to thank our partners Hollywoodbets for their commitment to be the driving force behind these awards and the good work of South African football journalists.”
The following award categories have been confirmed for this year’s event:
Nominees for the SAFJA Women’s Footballer of the Year
Sphumelele Shamase: University of Johannesburg FC
Kaylin Swart: JVW FC
Boitumelo Rabale: Mamelodi Sundowns
Bongeka Gamede: University of the Western Cape
Chuene Morifi: Mamelodi Sundowns
SAFJA Men’s Footballer of the Year
Ronwen Williams: Mamelodi Sundowns
Patrick Maswanganyi: Orlando Pirates
Lucas Ribeiro Costa: Mamelodi Sundowns
Teboho Mokwena: Mamelodi Sundowns
Iqraam Rayners: Stellenbosch FC
SAFJA Journalist of the Year
Mthokozisi Dube: FarPost
Lorenz Köhler: iDiski Times
Mazola Molefe: SABC Sport
SAFJA Young Journalist of the Year
