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Organisers of the Ghana Football Awards have announced the full nominees for the 2024 edition of the award scheme.
The award ceremony will be held for the sixth time since its inception.
Mohammed Kudus, Osman Bukari, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and Inaki Williams headline the 2024 edition of the Ghana Football Awards which is set to be staged at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, June 29.
The event which will be live on Joy Prime TV will see the quartet battle for the prestigious Footballer of the Year Award which is the flagship category of the awards scheme.
The four players made the final shortlist of the category after deliberations over a long list.
While the Football of the Year is the icing on the cake, other exciting categories include the Home-based Footballer of the Year which honours Ghanaians and foreigners who play in the domestic league.
The unveiling of the nominees took place at Big Leagues Sports & Lounge, Osu, on Wednesday, June 12.
Here are the full nominees for this year's awards:
Footballer of the Year
- Mohammed Kudus - West Ham United
- Osman Bukari - Red Star Belgrade/Austin FC
- Abdul Fatawu Issahaku - Leicester City
- Inaki Williams - Athletic Bilbao
Women's Footballer of the Year
- Comfort Yeboah - Ampem Darkoa Ladies
- Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah - Ampem Darkoa Ladies
- Bridget Adu - Tut FC, Egypt
- Abdulai Mukarama - Hasaacas Ladies
- Jennifer Kankam - Zed FC, Egypt
Best African International
- Ademola Lookman - Atalanta & Nigeria
- Victor Boniface - Bayer Leverkusen & Nigeria
- Edmond Tapsoba - Bayer Leverkusen & Burkina Faso
Home-based Footballer of the Year (Male)
- Abdul Aziz Issah - Dreams FC
- Steven Mukwala - Asante Kotoko
- Stephen Amankona - Berekum Chelsea
- Emmanuel Keyekeh - Samartex
- Evans Osei-Wusu - Samartex
Home-based Footballer of the Year (Female)
- Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah - Ampem Darkoa Ladies
- Comfort Yeboah - Ampem Darkoa Ladies
- Abdulai Mukarama - Hasaacas Ladies
Most Vibrant Club Brand on Social Media
- Nations FC
- Samartex
- Dreams FC
Goalkeeper of the Year
- Benjamin Asare - Great Olympics
- Emmanuel Kobi - Bofoakwa Tano
- Felix Kyei - Medeama SC
- Kofi Baah - Samartex
Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award
- Abdul Aziz Issah - Dreams FC
- Jerry Afriyie - Thoughts FC
- Theophilus Ayamga - Third World FC
- Mark Kagawa Mensah - Attram de Visser
Women's Coach of the Year
- Yussif Basigi - Hasaacas Ladies/Black Princesses
- Nora Hauptle - Black Queens
- Nana Joe Adarkwa - Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Men's Coach of the Year
- Karim Zito - Dreams FC
- Desmond Offei - Black Satellites
- Nurudeen Amadu - Samartex FC
- Kassim Mingle - Nations FC
Male Team of the Year
- Black Satellites
- Dreams FC
- Samartex
Female Team of the Year
- Black Princesses
- Army Ladies
- Ampem Darkoa Ladies
- Hasaacas Ladies
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