UMP Sport

UMP Sport would like to congratulate all our student athletes that recently graduated and those that received awards at the Academic Excellence Awards

A great weekend indeed for UMP Sport

The Mbombela Campus Netball team had their league matches in the Ehlanzeni League today in White River

Results

UMP vs Lydenburg Vigorous- UMP won 12-3
UMP vs TUT Mbombela- UMP won 12-6
UMP vs Malekutu 1 - UMP won 11-4

It seems like a great weekend for UMP Sport

News coming in from Middelburg is that 3 of our women’s volleyball players have been selected for the Mpumalanga Women’s Senior Team that will be attending Volleyball South Africa’s IPT

Well done to Andiswa Nkonyane and Lerato Shongwe

Mbuyelo Rikhotso, a student at the Mbombela Campus studying ICT, made history by winning UMP’s first-ever medal at a USSA (University Sport South Africa) Competition, He is part of the UMP Athletics Track and Field team that is currently in Cape Town for the USSA Athletics Championships held at the University of Western Cape from 23-25 April 2026, a prestigious national varsity event featuring the country’s top university athletes. Competing against elite opposition from well-established institutions, he secured the landmark medal after clocking 15.04 seconds in the men’s hurdles, running into a headwind, highlighting his determination and competitive grit against students from top athletics institutions like UWC, UP Tuks, and TUT. He went on to crown an outstanding season by becoming the national champion in the men’s 110m hurdles, firmly establishing himself as one of South Africa’s leading student athletes and a trailblazer for UMP sport. Mbuyelo also just missed out on qualifying for the Men’s 100m event after he finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 10.95.
Beyond his success on the university stage, he has also proven his ability to compete at the provincial and national levels. He previously represented Mpumalanga at the 2026 ASA Age Group Track and Field Championships, competing in the Under-23 group, gaining valuable experience against seasoned senior athletes. This exposure at a high performance level further underlined his versatility, competitiveness, and potential, contributing to his standout achievements at both the USSA competition and in claiming the national title in the men’s 110m hurdles. Mbuyelo also won Gold in the Men's Senior 100m event in a time of 11.95, and in the Men’s 110m hurdles with a time of 15.67, at the Athletics Mpumalanga Track and Field Championships held in Secunda on 7 March 2026.

Mbombela Campus Netball players…

It’s your time to shine!!!

Let’s go back to our childhood days and enjoy the games we grew yo playing.

Siyabuswa Campus Pitch n Play

Our Indigenous Games are part of our History and childhood memories.

Just pitch and play on the day

Pitch n Play at Siyabuswa Campus

Check or Check Mate? the day and play

Beginner or Advanced Player, come show us what you got

Mbombela Campus will be having their Sports Awareness Day this coming Friday, 20 February 2026

Come find out more about the different sporting codes on campus