Ghana Player of the Year

Ghana Player of the Year
2020 winner Jordan Ayew
SportAssociation football
LocationAccra International Conference Centre
CountryRepublic of Ghana
Presented bySport Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG)
History
First award1975
Editions29
First winnerMohammed Ahmed Polo (1975)
Most winsSamuel Kuffour (3)
Most recentDaniel Afriyie (2022, home based)
Mohammed Kudus (2022, foreign)

The Ghana Player of the Year (or Ghanaian Footballer of the Year) is an annual award from Football Association of Ghana, govern in recognition of excellence to the best Ghanaian professional association footballer of the year.

The title has been awarded yearly in Ghana since 1975. The award is determined annually by the members of the Sport Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), with additional votes from the Ghana Premier League team captains and coaches, in collaboration with Goal.com's corporate subdivision of Perform Group, and is published by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). All Ghanaian professional association footballers all eligible. The award has been presented on 28 occasions as of 2020.

The most successful player of the award is Samuel Kuffour, who was chosen as Ghana Player of the Year three times. Asamoah Gyan, André Ayew, Stephen Appiah, Kwadwo Asamoah and Thomas Partey have each won the award twice, the latter three all in consecutive years.

Winners

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Abedi Pele was the winner of the award in 1993, and was also named African Footballer of the Year three times
Samuel Kuffour has won the most awards, with three titles in 1998, 1999 and 2001
John Mensah was the recipient of the award in 2006
Michael Essien won the award in 2007
John Paintsil was the recipient of the award in 2008
André Ayew, winner of the award in 2011
Asamoah Gyan won the award twice 2010 and 2013
Thomas Partey of Atlético Madrid was the first winner that was playing in La Liga, earning two straight awards in 2018 and 2019
Year Winner Club Position
1975 Ahmed Polo, MohammedMohammed Ahmed Polo Ghana Hearts of Oak Forward
1978 Razak, Karim AbdulKarim Abdul Razak Ghana Asante Kotoko Midfielder
1979 John Nketia Yawson Ghana Hearts of Oak Midfielder
1980 Francis Kumi Ghana Asante Kotoko Forward
1984 Joe Odoi Ghana Hearts of Oak Defender
1993 Pele, AbediAbedi Pele France Marseille Forward
1997 Yeboah, TonyTony Yeboah Germany Hamburger SV Forward
1998 Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour Germany Bayern Munich Defender
1999 Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour Germany Bayern Munich Defender
2000 Kuffour, Emmanuel OseiEmmanuel Osei Kuffour Ghana Hearts of Oak Midfielder
2001 Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour Germany Bayern Munich Defender
2002 Asampong, CharlesCharles Asampong Ghana Hearts of Oak Forward
2003 Ansah, AzizAziz Ansah Ghana Asante Kotoko Defender
2004 Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah Italy Juventus Midfielder
2005 Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah Italy Juventus Midfielder
2006 Mensah, JohnJohn Mensah France Rennes Defender
2007 [1] Essien, MichaelMichael Essien England Chelsea Midfielder
2008 Paintsil, JohnJohn Paintsil England Fulham Defender
2009[2] Adiyiah, DominicDominic Adiyiah Italy Milan Forward
2010[3] Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan England Sunderland Forward
2011[4] Ayew, AndréAndré Ayew France Marseille Forward
2012[5] Asamoah, KwadwoKwadwo Asamoah Italy Juventus Midfielder
2013[6] Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan United Arab Emirates Al Ain Forward
2014[7] Harrison Afful Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Defender
2015[8] André Ayew Wales Swansea City Forward
2016[9] Solomon Asante Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Forward
2017[10] Thomas Partey Spain Atlético Madrid Midfielder
2018[11] Thomas Partey Spain Atlético Madrid Midfielder
2020[a][12] Jordan Ayew England Crystal Palace Forward

Footballer of the Year (Home Based)

Year Winner Club Position
2021[13] Afriyie, Daniel Daniel Afriyie Ghana Hearts of Oak Forward
2022[14] Afriyie, Daniel Daniel Afriyie Ghana Hearts of Oak Forward

Footballer of the Year (Foreign)

Year Winner Club Position
2021[15] Kudus, MohammedMohammed Kudus Netherlands Ajax Midfielder
2022[16] Kudus, MohammedMohammed Kudus Netherlands Ajax Midfielder

Breakdown of winners

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Number of wins by player

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Rank Name Number of wins Winning years
1 Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour 3 1998, 1999, 2001
2 Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah 2 2004, 2005
Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan 2 2010, 2013
Ayew, AndréAndré Ayew 2 2011, 2015
Partey, ThomasThomas Partey 2 2017, 2018
6 Asamoah, KwadwoKwadwo Asamoah 1 2012
Ahmed Polo, MohammedMohammed Ahmed Polo 1 1975
Karim Abdul Razak 1 1978
John Nketia Yawson 1 1979
Francis Kumi 1 1980
Joe Odoi 1 1984
Pele, AbediAbedi Pele 1 1993
Yeboah, TonyTony Yeboah 1 1997
Kuffour, Emmanuel OseiEmmanuel Osei Kuffour 1 2000
Asampong, CharlesCharles Asampong 1 2002
Ansah, AzizAziz Ansah 1 2003
Mensah, JohnJohn Mensah 1 2006
Essien, MichaelMichael Essien 1 2007
Paintsil, JohnJohn Paintsil 1 2008
Adiyiah, DominicDominic Adiyiah 1 2009
Afful, HarrisonHarrison Afful 1 2014
Asante, SolomonSolomon Asante 1 2016
Ayew, JordanJordan Ayew 1 2020

Number of wins by league

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Rank League Number of wins Winning years
1 Ghana Ghana Premier League 8 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000,
2002, 2003
2 England Premier League 5 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020
3 Italy Serie A 4 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012
Germany Bundesliga 4 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
5 France Ligue 1 3 1993, 2006, 2011
6 Spain La Liga 2 2017, 2018
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo Linafoot 1 2016
United Arab Emirates UAE Pro League 1 2013
Tunisia Ligue Professionnelle 1 1 2014

Number of wins by club

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Rank Club Number of wins Winning years
1 Ghana Hearts of Oak 5 1975, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2002
2 Italy Juventus 4 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013
3 Ghana Asante Kotoko 3 1978, 1980, 2003
Germany Bayern Munich 3 1998, 1999, 2001
5 France Marseille 2 1993, 2011
Spain Atlético Madrid 2 2018, 2019
7 Germany Hamburger SV 1 1997
France Rennes 1 2006
England Chelsea 1 2007
England Fulham 1 2008
Italy Milan 1 2009
England Sunderland 1 2010
United Arab Emirates Al Ain 1 2014
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 2015
Wales Swansea City 1 2016
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 2017
England Crystal Palace 1 2020

Number of wins by position

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Rank Position Number of wins
1 Forward 12
2 Midfielder 10
3 Defender 6
4 Goalkeeper 0

References

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  1. ^ "Essien named Footballer of the Year". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Adiyiah wins SWAG gongs". Ghana Football Association. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Asamoah Gyan Wins SWAG Top Award". Modern Ghana. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Andre Ayew wins SWAG Footballer of the Year Award, missed out on ultimate". GhanaSoccernet. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (1 July 2013). "Kwadwo Asamoah picks SWAG top awards". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Kwasi Appiah wins top SWAG award". graphic.com.gh. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ^ Laryea, Beatrice (5 October 2015). "Afful crowned SWAG 2014 Footballer of the Year". Graphic Online. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. ^ Owusu, Stephen (5 June 2016). "Andre Ayew wins Sports Personality of The Year at MTN SWAG awards". YEN Ghana. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. ^ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (28 May 2017). "Asante named 2016 SWAG Player of the Year". Goal. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Thomas Partey insist he deserves SWAG player of the year award". Ghana Sports Online. 2018-05-04. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  11. ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (13 May 2019). "Full List Of 2018 SWAG Award Winners". Ghana Olympic. Ghana Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Jordan Ayew on SWAG best player award, life at Crystal Palace, C.K Akonnor and Ghana vs Qatar: Transcript". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  13. ^ "SWAG Awards: Hearts of Oak striker Daniel Afriyie Barnieh wins Home-based Footballer of the Year". GhanaSoccernet. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ^ Akyereko, Akwasi (28 January 2023). "Hearts star-boy Afriyie Barnieh dumps Galaxies teammate Danlad Ibrahim and GPL goal-king Annor to win 2022 SWAG Home-based Footballer of the Year". Ghana Sports Online. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  15. ^ "SWAG Awards: Ajax star Mohammed Kudus adjudged Foreign Footballer of the Year". GhanaSoccernet. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  16. ^ Lawrence, Kweku (29 January 2023). "Mohammed Kudus wins big at 47th SWAG Awards gala". My Joy Online. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to COVID-19 pandemic the award covered the both 2019 and 2020
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