The 48th Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards was held on Friday, January 12, 2023, at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The awards scheme, which is the longest-running event in the country, was held to award the sportsmen and women who contributed immensely and brought honour to the country in the year 2023.
The Multimedia Group’s Gary Al-Smith was adjudged as the Sports Journalist of the Year for the year under review.
Black Stars and West Ham United star, Mohammed Kudus was the big winner on the night as he took home the Sports Personality of the Year and the Foreign-based Footballer of the Year awards.
The 23-year-old retained the awards he claimed during the last edition beating James Dadzie to the Sports Personality of the Year.
Here are the full award winners from the 48th edition of the SWAG Awards gala:
Sports Personality of the Yearâ¨
Mohammed Kudus
Footballer of the Year (Male)â¨
Mohammed Kudus
Footballer of the Year (Female)
Princella Adubea
Footballer of the Year (Home-based)â¨
Jonathan Sowah – Medeama
Footballer of the Year (Female, Home-based)
Comfort Yeboah – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Athlete of the Year (Male)â¨
James Dadzie
Athlete of the Year (Female)â¨
Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa
Amateur Boxer of the Yearâ¨
Abraham Mensah
Club of the Yearâ¨
Medeama SC
Coach of the Yearâ¨
Augustine Evans Adotey – Medeama SC
National Team of the Year
Black Challenge (Amputee Team)
Administrator of the Year
Mawuko Afadzinu – Ghana Table Tennis Association
Discovery of the Yearâ¨
Evelyn Dzato
Armwrestler of the Yearâ¨
Grace Mintah
Table Tennis Player of the Yearâ¨
Joanita Borteye â Table Tennis
Tennis Player of the Yearâ¨
Abraham Asaba
Volleyball Player of the Yearâ¨
Rashaka Katadat – Ghana Army
Swimmer of the Yearâ¨
Zaira Forson
Para-Athlete of the Yearâ¨
Haruna Tahiru
Dedication and Valourâ¨
Cudjoe Fianoo
Nana Fosu Gyeabour
Agartha Hagan
Joseph Addo
SWAG Top 5 Federationsâ¨
Ghana Table Tennisâ¨
Ghana Tennisâ¨
Ghana Boxing Authorityâ¨
Ghana Athletics â¨
Ghana Football Association
Long Service Award
Roseline Amoh
Maurice Quansah
Sammy Haywood Okine
George Kuntu Blankson
Barima Otuo Acheampong
Lifetime Achievement Awardâ¨
K Hlodzie â Handball
Rtd Andy Sam â Football
Special and Meritorious Award
Herbert Mensah
Samson Deen
Moses Armahâ¨
Rev. Emmanuel Niiquaye
Nana Opoku Fosu Gyeabour II
Emmanuel Frimpong
Nii Otoo Larkyne
Osei Boakye-Yiadom
Corporate Awardsâ¨
Malta Guinness Ghana Limitedâ¨
Adamus/Nguvu Mining â¨
SES HD+â¨
SWAG President’s Awardâ¨
Dr Kwame Kyei – Nations FC
Yaw Ampofo Ankrah
SWAG Journalist of the Yearâ¨
Gary Al-Smith
Source: JoyOnline