SWAG Awards: Amoah, Kudus, Mensah Vie For 2022 Personality Of The Year
Joseph Paul Amoah, Mohammed Kudus and Abraham Mensah will vie for the Personality of the Year award at the 47th MTN Sports Writers’ Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards slated for January 28, 2022, in Accra.
SWAG Awards: Amoah, Kudus, Mensah vie for 2022 Personality of the Year
Sprinter, Joseph Paul Amoah won bronze in the men’s 200-metre final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham - becoming the first African to win a medal in the 200m event since 2006 and the first Ghanaian to win a medal in 200m since George Daniels in 1974.
Ajax Star Kudus had a breakthrough campaign with his club and national team in the period after review - winning the Eredivisie with his club side but perhaps his most significant moment came in the 2022 FIFA World Cup match against South Korea, where he scored 2 goals, cementing a 3–2 win over the opposing team.
Also in with a chance is teenage amateur boxer Mensah who won a silver medal in the Bantamweight division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old was the second Ghanaian to win a silver medal at the Birmingham games.
SWAG General Secretary Charles Osei Asibey, in a statement, said, “the shortlisted nominees went through a sturdy ritual of a careful but rigorous process in the determination of top performers for honours”.
About 40 sportsmen and women together with Sports Administrators and institutions in 29 categories will be rewarded for excellence in the year under review.
SWAG will also announce and decorate the Sports Journalist of the Year winner and SWAG President's Awards respectively on the night.
The 47th MTN SWAG Awards will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre on January 28.
See the full list of nominees of the 2022 SWAG Awards nominees below:
Personality of the Year
Joseph Paul Amoah - Athletics Mohammed Kudus - Football Abraham Mensah – Amateur Boxing Armwrestler of the Year
Grace Mintah - Female Athlete of the Year, Female
Abigail Kwarteng, Triple Jumper Deborah Acquah, Long Jumper Rose Yeboah Amoanimaah, High Jumper Athlete of the Year, Male
Joseph Paul Amoah – 200Mts Benjamin Kwaku Azamati – 100Mts Badminton Player of the Year
Alphous Kelvin Boxer of the Year, Amateur
Abraham Mensah Joseph Commey Chess Player of the Year
Kwabena Adu Poku Club of the Year
Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC Coach of the Year
Ofori Asare - Amateur Boxing Husseini Akueteh Addy – Armwrestling Prosper Nartey Ogun – Asante Kotoko Nana Darkwa, Ampem Darkoa Cricketer of the Year
Samson Awiah Aweh Cyclist of the Year
Anthony Boafo Boakye Dankwa Discovery of the Year
Joseph Commey Raphael Nii Ankrah Dedication and Valour
Lepowura Mohammed Nurudeen Jawula Footballer of the Year (Male)
Andre Dede Ayew Mohammed Kudus Thomas Partey Footballer of the Year (Female)
Blessing Shine Agomashie (ASFAR, Morocco) Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah (Ampem Darkoa) Doris Boaduwaa (Hasaacas Ladies, Ghana) Footballer of the Player (Home Based)
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh – Hearts of Oak Yaw Annor – Ashantigold Ibrahim Danlad – Asante Kotoko Hockey Player of the Year (Female)
Adizatu Sulemana (GRA Ladies) Lifetime Achievement Award
Awuley Quaye Nii Dodoo Ankrah Para-Athlete of the Year
Patricia Nyamekye Professional Golfer of the Year
Kojo Barnii (Damang Golf Club) Table Tennis Most Exciting Player
Israel Akili Tennis Player of the Year
Samuel Osei Agbesi Antwi Volleyball Player of the Year
Rashaka Katadat (Ghana Army) SWAG TOP 5 Federations
Ghana Athletics Ghana Armwrestling Amateur Boxing Pro Boxing Ghana Football Association Ghana Cycling Ghana Tennis Swimmer of the Year
Abeiku Gyekye Jackson Special and Meritorious Awards
Kingsley Owusu Achiaw, Bechem United Reks Brobbey (Ghana’s Fatest Human) Christine Ashley, Chess Ashford Tettey Oku, Football Administrator Danny List, Professional Golfer Tom Vernon, Right to Dream Rustum Gameli Senorgbe Corporate Awards
Max TV SES HD+ OneonOne Foundation Captain One Golf Society Tennis Foundation SWAG President's Award
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