Ghanaian high jumper Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah was the star of the show as she dominated headlines at the 49th Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards.
The 23-year-old claimed top prizes at the event as she won the Female Athlete of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year titles.
On the same night, Barcelona B’s Abdul Aziz Issah took home the Prospect of the Year and Male Footballer of the Year awards.
The 49th SWAG Awards was held on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The awards scheme, which is the longest-running event in the country, was held to award sportsmen and women who contributed immensely and brought honour to the country in the year 2024.
Here is the list of all award winners from the 49th edition of the SWAG Awards gala:
Sports Personality of the Year
Rose Yeboah Amoaniwaa
Footballer of the Year (Male)
Abdul Aziz Issah
Home-based Footballer of the Year (Female)
Mukarama Abdulai
Foreign-based Footballer of the Year (Female)
Thelma Baffoe Atuah
Footballer of the Year (Home-based)
Jonathan Sowah – Medeama
Footballer of the Year (Female, Home-based)
Comfort Yeboah – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Athlete of the Year (Male)
Edwin Gadayi
Athlete of the Year (Female)
Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa
Club of the Year
FC Samartex
National Team Of The Year
Ghana’s Athletics Relay Team
Coach of the Year
Desmond Ofei – Black Satellites
Boxer of the Year
Amadu Mohammed
Beach Soccer Player of the Year
Alexander Adjei
Administrator of the Year
Bawah Fuseini – Ghana Athletics
Posthumous Award
Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah
Discovery of the Year
Ayisha Aminu
Prospect of the Year
Abdul Aziz Issah
Table Tennis Player of the Year
Israel Aklie
Volleyball Player of the Year
Rashaka Katadat – Ghana Army
Swimmer of the Year
Abeku Jackson
Male Hockey Player of the Year
Benjamin Acquah
Female Club of the Year
Royal Ladies Hockey Club
Students Athlete of the Year
Mariam Yussif
Hockey Player of the Year (Female)
Elizabeth Opoku of GRA Ladies
Referee of the Year
Nii Otoo Larkyne
Cyclist of the Year
Emmanuel Sesi
Taekwando Athlete of the Year
Kelvin Amuzu
Weightlifter of the Year
Winifred Ntumi
Male Puller of the Year
Edward Yamoah Asamoah
Female Puller of the Year
Grace Minta
SWAG President’s Award
James Kwasi Appiah
SWAG Journalist of the Year
Bright Kankam Boadu
