49th SWAG Awards: Full list of winners

By Kwame Bediako

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

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

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