SWAG awards June 29

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) will, in collaboration with communication giants MTN-Ghana, organize the 38th edition of the SWAG Awards on Saturday June 29 at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra.

The event is expected to confer honours on 20 sports men and women drawn from 15 sporting disciplines and five institutions for their contribution to the development of sports in the country.

Winners will receive trophies, medals, certificates, products from corporate sponsors among other attractive prizes on the night as prizes for their efforts.

A statement from the secretariat of the Association said this year’s event will as usual attract a number of international sports personalities and other high profile individuals in the country.

It added that the public will also have the opportunity to participate in the selection of winners for the Sports Personality of the Year and Footballer of the Year awards, through text messages and online voting.

The event will see Kwadwo Asamoah, Emmanuel Clottey and Dede Ayew vying for the Footballer of the Year award, with Patricia Okyere going for the Female Footballer of the Year, whilst Massud Didi Dramani will be decorated with the Coach of the Year award.

Moses Odjeir of premier league side Tema Youth will go home with the Promising Star of the Year award, as John Ampomah and Janet Amponsah will go home with male and female athletes of the year awards respectively, with Derek Abrefa and Cynthia Kwabi as Male and Female Table Tennis Players of the year.

In other categories, the Golfer of the Year awards will go to Emos Korblah (Male) and Beatrice Vetch-Bempong (Female), with Elikem Akaba (Male) and Juanita Korwu (Female) as Hockey Players of the Year, whilst Janet Ampomah will be awarded as the Weightlifter of the year, with swimming prodigy Abeiku Johnson as the Discovery of the Year.

Berekum Chelsea, 2012 Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) campaigners, will be the Club of the Year, with the Black Maidens as the National Team of the Year.

Owner and bankroller of Berekum Chelsea, Ghana’s Para-cyclist Alem Mumuni, Tesano Dolphins and late President John E. Mills, late vice president Alhaji Aliu Mahama will be part of the award winners in the Special Meritorious awards category.