The South African sports star of the year and long jump world champion Luvo Manyonga is in line to win the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Annuals Sports Awards (RASA) sports personality of the year category. The RASA awards will take place at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg on Saturday evening. Manyonga who clinched the IAAF World Championships gold medal in London last year remains unbeaten in the outdoor long jump since 2016. He will be up against 400m sprinter Karabo Sibanda from Botswana and Samson Muripo (Karate) from Zimbabwe. AUSC Region 5 CEO Stanley Mutoya says this is another way of showcasing the talent the Southern African region possesses.