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The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has named the top performers for honors at the 46^th SWAG Awards in Accra.

The General Assembly after critiquing the work done by the Awards Nominations Committee, endorsed and approved the final list of top performers for the 2020/21 calendar year which ended in September.

The list also includes the SWAG Top 5 where Federations that had little or no support but was active in the year under review will be ranked through voting.

Shortlist of nominees below :

Sports Personality of the Year

• 4X100m Relay Team – Athletics
• Samuel Takyi – Amateur Boxing
• Daniel Afriyie Barnieh – Football, Hearts                                        Footballer of the Year (Foreign)

• Daniel Amartey [Leicester City]
• Mohammed Kudus [Ajax]
• Jonathan Mensah [Columbus Crew]

Footballer of the Year (Home Based)

• Diawusie Taylor (Karela United)
• Daniel Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak)
• Ishmeal Ganiu (Asante Kotoko)

Female Footballer of the Year – Female

• Constance Agyemang – Berry Ladies
• Janet Agyiri – Hasaacas
• Jafar Rahama – Northern Ladies/Hasaacas

Coach of the Year

• Abdul Karim Zito (U20)
• Christian Nsiah – Athletics
• Samuel Boadu – Hearts
• Coach Ofori Asare – Amateur Boxing
• Yussif Basigi – Hasaacas Ladies

Athlete of the Year (Male)

• Benjamin Azamati
• Joseph Paul Amoah

Athlete of the Year (Female)

• Deborah Acquah

Boxer of the Year (Professional)

• Alfred Lamptey
• Mohammed Aryeetey
• John Abaja Laryea

Boxer of the Year (Amateur)

• Samuel Takyi – Featherweight

SWAG Top 5 (Discipline Rank) Shortlist

• Athletics
• Amateur Boxing
• Badminton
• Chess
• Rugby
• Table Tennis
• Tennis

Discovery of the Year

• Constance Serwaa Agyemang [Football/Berry Ladies]
• Fatawu Issahaku [Football/Steadfast]
• Kamaldeen Sulemana
• Unilez Takyi – Swimming

Administrator of Year

• Evelyn Nsiah-Asare (Hasaacas Ladies)
• George Okoe Lamptey (Ghana Boxing Federation)
• Gifty Oware-Aboagye (Berry Ladies

SWAG President Award???

• Ken Bediako

Corporate Award

• Betway Ghana

Life Time Achievement

• Stephen Appiah

Decorative Award

• Togbe Afede XIV
• Nana Bayin Eyison

Dedication and Valour

• Coach Ofori Asare (Amateur Boxing)
• Lawyer Ntow Fianko
• Oduro Nyarko

Chess Player of the Year

• Philip Selikem Yao Amoako

Badminton Player of the Year

• Kelvin Alphous – Male
• Prospera Nantuo – Female

Tennis Player of the Year

• Male Samuel Agbesi Antwi – Male
• Naa Shika Mackorley – Female

Swimming Athlete of the Year

• Unilez Takyi

The 46^th edition of the unbroken SWAG Awards is scheduled for December 2021.

Source : www.swagghana.com