Andile Dlamini steals the show at Momentum gsport Awards

Banyana and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies goalkeeper Andile Dlamini won the prestigious Momentum Athlete of the Year award at the 18th edition of Africa’s foremost women’s sport awards at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 12 September.

Dlamini, whose accolades include earning Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup Of Nations, was one of a host of football winners at the 2023 Momentum gsport Awards. 

WAFCON Champions, Banyana Banyana won Team of the Year for the second year in a row after securing their maiden Africa Cup of Nations title, as well as becoming the first team in South Africa to reach the Round of 16 in a FIFA World Cup. 

CAF-winning coach Desiree Ellis was crowned Coach of the Year after taking the senior women's national team to continental glory, as well as making history at the 2023 FIFA World Cup showpiece. 

The headline sponsor of Banyana Banyana, SASOL, was awarded The Nielsen Sports South Africa Sponsor of the Year for its pioneering support of the national women's football team. 

Desiree Ellis made history in a whirlwind year, securing Banyana Banyana's first-ever Women’s African Cup of Nations title and leading them to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. She wins the Coach of the Year honours!! #gsport18 #SheOwnsHerSuccess #PowerOfRecognition @descaptain pic.twitter.com/9qI8ZhSS5L

Current World Record holder for the 1500m, mile, and 5000m, Faith Kipyegon, is having a year to remember. A winner of the DP WORLD African Woman in Sport award adds to her endless list of accolades. 

Kgothatso Montjane, the most celebrated athlete on the Momentum gsport stage, shattered the glass ceiling when she won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open in the wheelchair doubles category. She also