Launch Event
Officially launched on Tuesday, 18 June in Johannesburg at a glittering event attended by some of South Africa’s most prominent sporting greats, the second season of Betway’s unique offering to retired athletes makes an exciting return, following the phenomenally successful inaugural edition in 2019.
Season two of the Betway 12th Man will see the globally acclaimed sport and online gaming brand embarking on a life-changing four-month journey with 12 retired athletes from across South Africa, representing a wide spectrum of sporting codes such as football, rugby, netball, boxing, mixed martial arts, and canoeing.
This introduction of various sporting codes forms part of several exciting additions by Betway in their refined offering to the programme. To encourage information exchange from retired athletes from diverse backgrounds, while also exposing the participants to exciting ventures that exist outside of their respective sporting disciplines.
In addition to widening the pool of participants, the programme’s re-packaged contents will have a strong focus on Business Development, with the ultimate goal of guiding the participants with practical steps of breaking into the ever-evolving industry of Sport Management, Business, Sponsorship, Media, Sales and Marketing amongst other key subjects.
As part of the Betway 12th Man offering, retired South African sporting legends will be paired with mentors who will guide them along the journey leading up to the final month of the program, where they will have the opportunity to enter a competition where they stand to win capital funding for their specific business ideas.
Betway 12th Man Season 2 Participants:
| GENDER |
PARTICIPANT |
SPORT |
| M |
Benedict Vilakazi |
Football |
| F |
Maude Khumalo |
Football |
| F |
Janine Van Wyk |
Football |
| M |
Benson Mhlongo |
Football |
| M |
Mangaliso Mosehle |
Cricket |
| M |
Ayavuya Myoli |
Cricket |
| M |
Morgan Newman |
Rugby |
| M |
Hekkie Budler |
Boxing |
| F |
Phumza Maweni |
Netball |
| F |
Nontle Gwavu |
Netball |
| M |
Dino Baggatin |
Mixed Martial Arts |
| F |
Bridgitte Hartley |
Canoeing |