At its annual awards ceremony on Friday, January 24, 2025, the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) celebrated outstanding sports achievements at the Accra International Conference Centre. Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa was awarded the prestigious SWAG Athlete of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year. Another distinguished honoree was Bright Kankam Boadu, who was recognized as SWAG Journalist of the Year.
Below is the complete 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
Taekwondo 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
