The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has revealed the top nominees to be honored at the 2021 edition of the SWAG Awards.

This year’s event to be held in Accra will be the association’s 46th time since the inception of the award scheme.

The annual award scheme is to award top performing sports personalities for the calendar year.

Having critiqued the efforts of the Awards Nomination Committee, the General Assembly has endorsed and given the approval for the final list of performers for the 2020/21 calendar year, which ended in September.

This year’s awards night will see the inclusion of the SWAG Top 5, which will reward Federations that worked actively in the calendar year in question, despite receiving little or no support. These Federations will be ranked through a voting process.

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 – HeartsCoach 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 Mckorley – Female

Swimming Athlete of the Year
Unilez Takyi

The 46th SWAG Awards night is scheduled to take place in December 2021.