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SWAG honours top athletes, officials at its 2024 awards ceremony
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The 49th edition of the annual Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) awards was held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) last weekend.
The awards was for achievements for the year 2024.
It attracted dignitaries including the Vice President, Prof Naana Jane Opoku- Agyemang.
Ghanaian high jumper, Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah, stole the spotlight at the (SWAG) Awards, claiming two of the most prestigious honours of the night – Sports Personality of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year, for her outstanding performance.
Abdul Aziz Issah, who plays for Barcelona B, took home the award as the Prospect of the Year and Male Footballer of the Year.
Other award recipients were Edwin Gadayi- Male Athlete of the Year; Foreign-based Footballer of the Year (Female), Thelma Baffoe Atuah, Home-based Footballer of the Year (Female) went to Mukarama Abdulai, FC Samatex won Club of the Year; National Team of the Year went to Ghana’s Athletics Relay Team; Coach of the Year went to Desmond Ofei (Black Satellites); Boxer of the Year went to Amadu Mohammed with Beach Soccer Player of the Year going to Alexander Adjei.
Table Tennis Player of the Year, Israel Aklie; Volleyball Player of the Year; Rashaka Katadat (Ghana Army); Swimmer of the Year, Abeku Jackson; Cyclist of the Year, Emmanuel Sesi; Taekwondo Athlete of the Year, Kelvin Amuzu; Weightlifter of the Year, Winifred Ntumi; Discovery of the Year, Ayisha Aminu.
Male Hockey Player of the Year, Benjamin Acquah, Female Hockey Player of the Year, Elizabeth Opoku (GRA Ladies); Female Club of the Year, Royal Ladies Hockey Club; Student Athlete of the Year, Mariam Yussif; Admin
Over 20 structures built within the 50-metre buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon at the Laboma Beach Resort in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality were on Sunday demolished by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC).
Buildings such as single-unit semi-detached under construction and completed chalets at the resort were pulled down while portions of a newly constructed perimeter wall were also demolished. Read More
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About 120 golfers from clubs across Ghana participated in an 18-hole competition, dubbed ‘MTN 30th Anniversary CEO Invitational Golf Tournament’ held at the Achimota Golf Club on Saturday.
At the end of the hectic day, Frederick Semenu Duvor won the Men’s Group A event with 39 points, while Julienne Afi claimed the Ladies’ Group A title with the same score.
Yaw Mireku Jnr. won the Men’s Group B with an impressive 45 points, while Kous Louanges Mang took the Ladies’ Group B title with 38 points.
Kofi Mangesi won Men’s Group C with 40 points while Elorm R. Akuash Bonney claimed the Ladies’ version with 42 points.
In the Seniors Division, Jan Vogel emerged winner of the men’s category with 39 gross, while Helen Appah topped the ladies’ category with 44 gross.
Addressing participants, the company’s Board Chairman, Mr Ishmael Yamson, urged the company to approach its next phase with the same resilience, discipline and determination that have defined its success over the past three decades.
He drew a striking parallel between the game of golf and MTN Ghana’s three-decade journey, describing both as long games in which success depends less on one spectacular moment than on consistency, patience, judgment and the ability to recover from setbacks.
He said, golf had taught him a lesson that extended far beyond the fairways, thus, a round cannot be won on the first hole.
In golfing terms, he said, MTN Ghana had encountered its share of regulatory bunkers, competitive hazards and unexpected storms that had forced the company to pause, reassess and change its approach.
But those challenges, he suggested, were part of the journey rather than reasons to abandon it.
By Andrew Nortey
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