SWAG AWARDS 2025
The 49th SWAG Awards took off at the Accra International Conference Center with numerous of sports personalities gracing the occasion.
Anthony Baffoe, Azumah Nelson, Mr a aww Fuseni (President Of Ghana Athletics) , Ben Nunoo ( President of Ghana Olympics Committee) , Kofi Adams ( Current Minister of sports) and The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Professor Jane Nana Agyemang were all present to uplift the image of awards.
However, Attendees of the event had themselves on their feet with music from Multiple award winning musician, Fameye , who also had the chance of selling his gold labeled records ahead of his album release.
As the organizers delve deeper in acknowledging all sports (disciplines) some few concerns were raised regards to exemption of acknowledging sports researchers. Dr. Ernest Acheampong, a senior lecturer at the University of Education-Winneba (UEW) Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports, has raised concerns over the continuous sidelining of sports researchers in the awards scheme.
He said this in an exclusive interview with Citi Sports in the lead up to this year’s Awards that is scheduled to take place on Friday, January 24.
Dr. Acheampong believes that the award scheme should include people in sports academia whose research provides key data needed to improve sports in Ghana.
“I am even surprised that when they are organizing SWAG Awards, they forget about the academics who write on sports who try to bring things out so that it can inform policy direction but here is the case that they always exempt us forgetting that when we do the research, it has that impact. They are not doing that.”
Below are the ful winners at thw 2025 SWAG AWARDS
Sports journalist of the year – Bright Kamkam Boadu
Coach James Kwesi Appiah – Presidents Awards
National Team of the year – Ghana Athletics Relay team
Home Based female footballer of the year – Mukarama Abdulai
Outside Home female footballer of the Year – Thelma Baffoe
Male Footballer of the year – Abdul Aziz Isah
Male Athlete Of The Year – Edwin Gadayi
Female Athlete Of The Year – Rose Yeboah
Club Of The Year – FC Samartex
Referee Of The Year – Nii Otoo Larkyne
Prospect Of The Year – Abdul Aziz Issah
Female Hockey Player Of The Year – Elizabeth Opoku
Cyclist Of The Year – Emmanuel Sesi
Taekwondo Athlete Of The Year – Kelvin Amuzu
Swimmer Of The Year – Abeiku Jackson
Coach Of The Year- Black Satellites Coach Desmond Ofei.
Boxer Of The Year – Amadu Mohammed.
Sports Personality Of The Year – Rose Yeboah Amoanimaa.