The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has released the list of outstanding sports men and women for the 43rd SWAG Awards Night. A statement signed by William Ezah, General Secretary of SWAG named Daniel Nii Adjei – (TP Mazembe, DRC), Thomas Teye Partey- (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Christian Atsu – (Newcastle, England) and Richard Boakye-Yiadom (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia) as Nominees for the Footballer of the Year award. The statement said, Thomas Abbey (Hearts of Oak), Amos Frimpong (Kotoko) and Stephen Sarfo (B. Chelsea) made up the list for another version of the Footballer of the Year Award designed for players in the Ghana Premier League and FA Cup and other local events competitions. The statement said, the Association will in the second week of January officially launch the event at a ceremony to announce details of the awards night, which will also coincide with activities of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of SWAG. Below is the full list of nominees;
- Footballer of the Year:
- Footballer of the Year (LOCAL)
- Female Footballer of the Year
- Professional Boxer of the Year
- National Team of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Association President of the Year
- Most Promising Star of the Year
- Female Club of the Year
- Male Club of the Year
- Dedication and Valour
- Weightlifter of the Year
- Discovery of the Year
- Hockey Player of the Year
- Golfer of the Year
- Badminton Player of the Year
- Volleyball Player of The Year
- Special Awards
- Para-Athlete of the Year