There are a number of young tennis talents who can attribute their amazing success to one Mpho Makhoba. Through her efforts which went to an extent of spending much of her salary in raising these tennis armatures, many have emerged to become the best in the sports category. This has not only uplifted her fame but also had a great impact in the nation. For this reason, she has been awarded with the Lead SA hero nomination.
Her actions has gained popularity among South African journalists and it was Denise Wilson who nominated her first claiming that her selfless act deserves more than being popular among young tennis talents.
The 38 year old tennis volunteer had claimed in March that her main mission is to get down and try to uplift bases for juniors who are skilled in certain aspects of tennis. Her main objective she claims would be seeing junior armatures making it through to the professional levels and with her coaching, this can be a reality.
Makhoba who hails from west Pretoria went into record books as being the very first woman official to be awarded with the international qualification from the joint certification programme which is operated by the International Tennis Federation which is has within itself the Association of tennis Professionals and Women Tennis Association. She is also among the four South African women who have achieved the International Chief of Umpires qualification.
After her nomination, Makhoba couldn’t believe it but openly claimed that it would act as a motivating factor in her routine job of helping the young tennis professionals. She added that she was most humbled by the fact that there are some people who are able to recognize her efforts. From her work, she claims that there are great potentials in kids which can be exploited in the right manner for positive results. This will be crucial in the self drive of these kids in their quest in becoming professionals.
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