The year 2023 has been an amazing year for South African super sports fan Joy Chauke, famously known as Mama Joy. Not only has the former Orlando Pirates fan and now Royal AM number one fan been to Paris to watch the Springboks bring back the Webb Ellis Cup trophy but she has also found love and received a lot of honour.
Latest on the sports lover’s achievement is the honour of being named the Hollard Sports Industry Personality of the year by the insurance and invest company Hollard.
Currently celebrating 13 years in existence, the Hollard Sports Industry Awards recognises and celebrates visionaries and the best in the business of sport.
Announcing Mama Joy’s big win on social media, Hollard posted a photo with the super fan on stage captioning their post:
“Kickstarting her spectator career more than 30 years ago as South Africa’s most famous and diehard sports fan, this year’s flamboyant winner of the Sport Industry Personality Of The Year Award goes to none other than Mama Joy Chauke 💜.”
Kickstarting her spectator career more than 30 years ago as South Africa’s most famous and diehard sports fan, this year’s flamboyant winner of the Sport Industry Personality Of The Year Award goes to none other than Mama Joy Chauke. 💜 #HollardSIA2023 pic.twitter.com/OClgOalrOQ
— Hollard Insurance (@Hollard) November 23, 2023
Mama Joy also shared a video of the announcement on her social media capturing her post:
“If you have it you have it congratulations Mamajoy Personality of the year Hollard.”
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Mama Joy’s social media followers took some time to congratulate her, expressing how good 2023 has been for the her, they shared:
“Wow Congratulations MamaJoy.What a year it has been.What a ride .💃💃💃🔥🔥❤️❤️💃💃💃.”
Others mentioned how deserving she was on the honour, commenting:
“Well deserved Mama Joy, congratulations 🔥❤️❤️.”
“She deserves it❤️.”
“Congratulations Mama Joy waPapa Joy🎊🎊.”
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