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Hasaacas Ladies were adjudged the team of the year at the 46th edition of the Sports Writer’s Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards held at the Accra International Conference Center on Friday, December 17, 2021.
Hasaacas Ladies won five trophies in six different competitions this year, and were finalist of the maiden edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League, losing to Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa.
The reigning Ghana Women’s Premier League and FA Cup champions had its head coach Yusif Basigi winning the coach of the year award while defender Janet Egyir went home with the female Footballer of the year accolade.[ads2]
Hearts of Oak attacker Daniel Afriyie Barnieh was crowned home-based player of the year while Ajax FC star Kudus Mohammed bagged the foreign Footballer of the year award.
Amateur boxer and Olympics bronze medalist , Samuel Takyi went home with the sports personality of the year award while Angel FM sportscaster Saddick Adams ‘Obama’ was named the sports Journalist of the Year.[ads3]
Check full list below
MERITORIOUS AWARDS
Welbeck Ablah Appiah
Nana Bayin Eyison
Togbe Afede XIV
Black Satellite
4×100 men’s relay team
George Lomotey
SWAG PRESIDENT AWARD
Ken Bediako
CORPORATE AWARDS
Startimes
Betway Ghana
BADMINTON PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MALE)
Kelvin Alphous
BADMINTON PLAYER OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
Prospera Nantuo
CHESS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Philip Selikem Yao Amoako
SWIMMING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Unilez Takyi
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MALE)
Emmanuel Commey
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
Cynthia Kwabi[ads4]
TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MALE)
Samuel Agbesi Antwi
TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
Naa Shika McKorley
AMATEUR BOXER OF THE YEAR
Samuel Takyi
PROFESSIONAL BOXER OF THE YEAR
Alfred Lamptey
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku – Steadfast/Dreams FC
HOME BASED FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh – Accra Hearts of Oak
FOREIGN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
Mohammed Kudus -AFC Ajax
FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Janet Egyir -Hasaacas Ladies
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Hasaacas Ladies
CLUB COACH OF THE YEAR
Yusif Basigi -Hasaacas Ladies
NATIONAL TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR
Ofori Asare – Amateur Boxing
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Benjamin Azamati
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Deborah Acquah
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
George Okoe Lamptey -Ghana Boxing Federation
SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Saddick Adams – Angel FM (Accra)
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Samuel Takyi[ads5]
