The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) on Friday, January 24, 2025, awarded sports excellence at the Accra International Conference Centre as part of its annual award ceremony. Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa took home the SWAG Athlete of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year. Some big names in the sports industry took home big prizes, notably Bright Kankam Boadu, who was adjudged the SWAG Journalist of the Year.
Below is the full list of all the winners at the 49th SWAG Awards:
Athlete of the Year (Female)
Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa
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Athlete of the Year (Male)
Edwin Gadayi
Sports Personality of the Year
Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa
Sports Journalist of the Year
Bright Kankam Boadu
President’s Award
James Kwesi Appiah
President’s Award
Kofi Asare Brako
Boxer of the Year
Amadu Mohammed
Club of the Year
FC Samartex
Coach of the Year
Desmond Offei
Prospect of the Year
Abdul Aziz Issah
Female Hockey Player of the Year
Elizabeth Opoku
Male Hockey Player of the Year
Benjamin Acquah
Weightlifter of the Year
Winnifred Ntumi
Beach Soccer Player of the Year
Alexander Adjei
Swimmer of the Year
Abeku Jackson
Taekwando Athlete of the Year
Kelvin Amuzu
Cyclist of the Year
Emmanuel Sesi
Referee of the Year
Nii Otoo Larkyne
Male footballer of the Year
Abdul Azziz Issah
Female Footballer of the Year (Foreign)
Thelma Baffoe – TP Mazembe
Female Footballer of the Year (Local)
Mukarama Abdulai – Hasaacas Ladies
National team of the Year
Ghana athletics relay team
Administrator of the Year
Bawah Fuseini – Ghana Athletic
SWAG Top 5 Federations
Ghana Athletics
Ghana Football Association
Ghana Armwrestling Federation
Ghana Boxing Federation
Ghana Hockey Association
Long Serving SWAG Award- Media
Kwabena Gyamfi (Joe Lakka)
Maxwell Owusu – Tawiah
Karl Tufour
Student-Athlete of the year
Mariam Yussif
Club of the Year female category
GRA Royal Ladies
Puller of the Year men category – non-competitive
Edward Yamoah Asamoah
Puller of the Year female -non-competitive
Grace Minta
Table Tennis player of the year
Israel Aklie
Discovery Awards of the year
Ayisha Aminu- Golf
Last Updated on March 16, 2025 by Samuel Kwame Boadu
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