Sports Writers Association of Ghana has divulged the nominees for its 2023 Awards. The respectable Awards will be hosted at the Accra International Conference Centre on Friday, January 12, 2024, at exactly 7 pm.
Westham and Black Stars superstar, Mohammed Kudus, who won Sports Personality of the Year 2022 will battle with the Athletics gem who broke the 200m record, James Dadzie, to defend his title.
Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC’s Comfort Yeboah, Nana Joe Adarkwa and Nana Opoku Fosu Gyeabour ll have all been nominated.
Jonathan Sowah and Evans Adotey of Medeama SC also got nominations for their respective performances in the year under review.
The nominees for the various categories in full
SWAG SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
•Kudus Mohammed – Football
•James Dadzie – Athletics
FOOTBALL OF THE YEAR – FOREIGN.
•Kudus Mohammed
•Ernest Nuamah
•Joseph Painstil
•Osman Bukari
FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR – HOME BASED
•Jonathan Sowah
•Vincent Atinga
•Abednego Tetteh
FEMALE FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR – FOREIGN
•Anastasia Achiaa
•Princella Adubea
•Blessing Shine Agbomadzi
•Maafia Nyame
FEMALE FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR – HOME-BASED
•Mary Amponsah
•Comfort Yeboah
•Stella Nyamekye
COACH OF THE YEAR
•Karim Zito – Dreams FC
•Augustine Evans Adotey – Medeama SC
•Nana Joe Adarkwa – Ampen Darkoa
•Stephen Richard Obeng – Black Challenge
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – MALE
•William Amponsah
•James Dadzie
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – FEMALE
•Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa
NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
•Golden Arms – Armwrestling
•Black Challenge – Amputee Football
•Black Sticks Men – Hockey
CLUB OF THE YEAR
•Medeama SC – Football
•Ampen Darkoa – Football
•Dreams FC – Football
ARMWRESTLER OF THE YEAR
•Grace Mintah
PARA-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
•Haruna Tahiru
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – TABLE TENNIS (FEMALE)
•Joanita Borteye – Table Tennis
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
•Zaira Forson
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – HOCKEY
•Charles Abbiw
•Haruna Tahiru
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – TABLE TENNIS (FEMALE)
•Joanita Borteye – Table Tennis
PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MALE)– TENNIS
•Abraham Asaba
TOP 5 FEDERATIONS (In no order)
•Ghana Cycling Federation
•Ghana Cricket Association
•Ghana Table Tennis Federation
•Ghana Armwrestling Federation
•Ghana Football Association
•Ghana Tennis Federation
•Ghana Boxing Authority
•Ghana Athletics
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
•K Hlodzie – Handball
•Rtd Andy Sam – Football
MERITORIOUS AWARDS
•Moses Armah – Medeama SC
•Herbert Mensah – Ghana Rugby Football Union
•Samson Deen – National Paralympic Committee
•Nana Opoku Fosu Gyeabour II – Ampen Darkoa Ladies
•Emmanuel Frimpong
•Nii Otoo Larkyne – Golden Arms
•Osei Boakye-Yiadom – Royal Ladies
•Reverend Emmanuel Djanie Niiquaye
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
•Mawuko Afadzinu – Ghana Table Tennis Association
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
•Evelyn Dzato
PROSPECT OF THE YEAR
•Blessed Naa Abeka Nunoo – Armwrestling
DEDICATION AND VALOR
•Cudjoe Fianoo – Ghalca
•Agatha Hagan – Hockey
•Joseph Addo – Football
SPECIAL AWARDS
•Royal Ladies – Hockey
•Baseball Youth Team
•Fencing Cadet Junior Team
CORPORATE AWARDS
•SES HD Plus Ghana Limited
•Adamus/Nguvu Holdings
•Malta Guinness
Long Service Award
•Rosalind Koramah Amoh
•Maurice Quansah
•George Kuntu Blankson
•Barima Boadaa Otuo Acheampong
•Sammy Heywood Okine
SWAG Awards is the oldest and the most prestigious Sports Awards in Ghana as it has been in existence since 1975.
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