Ghanaian-German superstar, Jerome Boateng has showed gratitude to the Organisers of the maiden Annual Ghana Sports Excellence Awards, for honouring him with the BEST DIASPORA ATHLETE 2014 award. The Bayern Munchen and German International player was adjudged the best at the British Council, in Accra, Ghana, for his remarkable performance at the World Cup 2014 and the European Champions League 2014.
He beat the likes of Danny Welbeck of Arsenal and England, and Zardes Gyasi of LA Galaxy and USA, for the coveted accolade. In a video message to Hallmark Plus Multimedia, organisers and founders of the Annual Ghana Sports Excellence Awards, Boateng said �I want to thank you so much for the award, it�s a big honour for me. It�s a really big honour for me to have an award from my fatherland�.
Although Boateng missed the awards ceremony because of Bayern Munchen�s pre-season training in Qatar, he extended greetings to the people of Ghana. The 26-year-old receives the prize as a reward not just for his on-pitch performances, which have helped the Bavarians top the Bundesliga table last season, but also for his work with the Living a Dream project run by Pro Kinderhilfe, a children�s charity and associate organisation of the UNESCO foundation.
Boateng assisted in the building of a compound with a soccer pitch and educational facilities for impoverished children when Germany travelled to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup last summer, and he was in fact one of many figures from German soccer to make a charitable contribution to the country while it hosted the tournament.
Ghana Sports Excellence Awards 2014: Full List Of Winners As Follows;
Best Male Athlete-
A. Razak Abugri
Best Female Athlete-
A. Martha Bissah
Best Sports Personality-
A. Martha Bissah
Best Media House (Radio)-
A. Angel Fm, Kumasi
Best Media House (Tv)-
A. Metro Tv
Best Media House (Print)-
A. Graphic Sports
Best Sporting Club-
A. Asante Kotoko
Best Volunteer-
A. Kennedy Agyepong, Kenpong Group
Best Coach-
A. Isaac Nii Odartey Lamptey, Athletics
Best Supporters Group-
A. Die Hard Supporters
Best Physician-
A. Dr. Yetsa Tuakli, Disablity Sports
Rising To The Challenge-
A. Mona Myers-Lamptey, Achimota Golf Club
Best Diaspora Athlete (Male) �
A. Jerome Boateng, Bayern Munchen, Germany
Best Diaspora Athlete (Female) �
A. Lesley Owusu, Athlete (Uk)
Best Photographer-
A. Emmanuel Quaye, Daily Graphic
Best Reporter- (Print)-
A. Kwaku Zurek, Daily Graphic
Best Cameraman- (Tv)
A. Kwaku Ofori Sakyi, Metro Tv
Best Reporter (Radio)-
A. Bright Kankam Boadu, Angel Fm-Kumasi
Best Reporter (Online)-
A. Ameenu Shardow, Ghanasoccernet.Com
Best Reporter (Tv)-
A. Theophilus Sampah- Gtv
Best Disability Sports Contributor-
A. Agitos Foundation
Best School Sports Contributor-
A. Barclays Bank Ghana
Best Team-
A. Local Black Stars
Best Sponsor-
A. First Capital Plus Bank
Best Home Investor-
A. Marcel Desailly
Best Community Sports Contributor-
A. Japan Embassy, Accra
Best Sports Administrator-
A. Joe Kpenge, National Sports Authority
Best Sports Brand-
A. Puma
Unsung Hero-
A. Solomon Asante (Tp Mazembe, D.R. Congo)
Best Security Services-
A. Ghana Military Police
Best Referee-
A. Emmanuella Aglagoh
Best Sporting Artiste-
A. Noella Wiyaala
Est Executed Development Programme-
A. Cowbell Cycling Tour
Best Sporting Federation-
A. Ghana Football Association
Lifetime Achievement- Prince Oduro-Mensah
Special Awards
Asamoah Gyan- Record Breaker, World Cup 2014, Asia Champions League Goal-King
Albert Frimpong, Baseball Commitment & Development
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