The General Assembly, after critiquing the work done by the Awards Nominations Committee, endorsed and approved the final list of top performers for the 2020/21 calendar year which ended in September.

The list also includes the SWAG Top 5 where Federations that had little or no support but were active in the year under review will be ranked through voting.

Shortlist of nominees below:

Sports Personality of the Year

• 4X100m Relay Team – Athletics
• Samuel Takyi – Amateur Boxing
• Daniel Afriyie Barnieh – Football, Hearts                                        

​​​​​​​Footballer of the Year (Foreign)

• Daniel Amartey [Leicester City]
• Mohammed Kudus [Ajax]
• Jonathan Mensah [Columbus Crew]

Footballer of the Year (Home Based)

• Diawusie Taylor (Karela United)
• Daniel Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak)
• Ishmeal Ganiu (Asante Kotoko)

Female Footballer of the Year – Female

• Constance Agyemang – Berry Ladies
• Janet Agyiri – Hasaacas
• Jafar Rahama – Northern Ladies/Hasaacas

Coach of the Year

• Abdul Karim Zito (U20)
• Christian Nsiah – Athletics
• Samuel Boadu – Hearts
• Coach Ofori Asare – Amateur Boxing
• Yussif Basigi – Hasaacas Ladies

Athlete of the Year (Male)

• Benjamin Azamati
• Joseph Paul Amoah

Athlete of the Year (Female)

• Deborah Acquah

Boxer of the Year (Professional)

• Alfred Lamptey
• Mohammed Aryeetey
• John Abaja Laryea

Boxer of the Year (Amateur)

• Samuel Takyi – Featherweight

SWAG Top 5 (Discipline Rank) Shortlist

• Athletics
• Amateur Boxing
• Badminton
• Chess
• Rugby
• Table Tennis
• Tennis

Discovery of the Year

• Constance Serwaa Agyemang [Football/Berry Ladies]
• Fatawu Issahaku [Football/Steadfast]
• Kamaldeen Sulemana
• Unilez Takyi – Swimming

Administrator of Year

• Evelyn Nsiah-Asare (Hasaacas Ladies)
• George Okoe Lamptey (Ghana Boxing Federation)
• Gifty Oware-Aboagye (Berry Ladies

SWAG President Award???

• Ken Bediako

Corporate Award

• Betway Ghana

Life Time Achievement

• Stephen Appiah

Decorative Award

• Togbe Afede XIV
• Nana Bayin Eyison

Dedication and Valour

• Coach Ofori Asare (Amateur Boxing)
• Lawyer Ntow Fianko
• Oduro Nyarko

Chess Player of the Year

• Philip Selikem Yao Amoako

Badminton Player of the Year

• Kelvin Alphous – Male
• Prospera Nantuo – Female

Tennis Player of the Year

• Male Samuel Agbesi Antwi – Male
• Naa Shika Mackorley – Female

Swimming Athlete of the Year

• Unilez Takyi

The 46^th edition of the unbroken SWAG Awards is scheduled for December 2021.

The one-hour television produced event was aptly simple as only 10 categories of the 2019 sports performers mounted the podium to receive their respective awards.

The other 17 earlier in the month were at special events decorated with their awards and citations which received heavy media mileage.

Top guests at the event included Supreme Court Judge Justice Tanko Amadu who represented the Chief Justice, Sports Minister Isaac Kwame Asiamah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN, Selorm Adadevor, CEO of Ghana Gas Dr B. J. Asante, Chief Patron H. E. Amarkai Armarteyfio, top officials from Exim Bank, Goil and Startimes TV.

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List of Winners below:

• Hockey Player of the Year (Male) – Ernest Opoku.
• Female Hockey Player of the Year (Female) – Elizabeth Opoku.
• Athlete of the Year (Male) – Joseph Paul Amoah.
• Athlete of the Year (Female) – Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah.
• Coach of the Year (Weightlifting) – Nii Otoo Larkyne.
• Professional Boxer of the Year – Richard Commey.
• Prospect of the Year – Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah.
• Amateur Boxer of the Year – Shakur Samed.
• Armwrestler of the Year (Male) – Derrick Kwakye.
• Armwrestler of the Year (Female) – Grace Mintah.
• Taekwondo Athletes of the Year – Henrietta Armah and Benson Adom Addo.
• Footballer of the Year (Female) – Elizabeth Addo.
• Footballer of the Year – Jordan Ayew.
• Footballer of the Year (Local) – Felix Annan.
• Sports Personality of the Year – Para Athlete, Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe.
• SWAG Top Three Federations of The Year – Ghana Athletics, Ghana Armwrestling, Ghana Weightlifting.

The 45th MTN SWAG Awards, produced by Perception Management International, was live on Startimes TV, Adepa TV, Max TV, Kessben TV and others.

SWAG Awards, the longest-running award scheme in Ghana rewards top-performing Sportsmen and Women over the year and recognises the efforts of persons involved in Sports development.