Black Stars duo, Asamoah Gyan and Richard Kingson and bantamweight champion, Joseph Agbeko will vie for the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Personality of the Year 2010 award.
\nThe winner of the flagship award will be made public at the 2010 MTN-SWAG Awards slated for May 2011. The nominees were unveiled by SWAG at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday for the ceremony designed to reward sports personalities who have excelled in the various sporting fields during the year under review.
\nAckah Anthony, SWAG President announced that the event will be held in May against the traditional last quarter of the year, thanks to a three-year partnership with telecommunications outfit, MTN Ghana.He said the performance of the sportsmen both at the national and international levels served the criteria for settling on the nominees.
\nThe SWAG President also mentioned that the event will be graced by Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive of the Local Organising Committee of the South Africa 2010 World Cup. Robert Kuzoe, Acting Corporate Services Executive of MTN said his outfit\u2019s association with the event confirms their unflinching support towards the development of sports in the country. \u201cOur partnership with SWAG has been good and we hope to further strengthen this relationship in 2011,\u201d he said while commending the executives of SWAG for sustaining the event over the years.
\nMeanwhile, in the case for the Sports Personality of the Year and Footballer of the Year awards, the general public will have a say courtesy a mobile text poll.
\nThe following is the list of the nominees and award winners.
\n\u201cSports Personality of the Year\u201d – Asamoah Gyan, Richard Kingson and Joseph Agbeko.
\n\u201cFootballer of the Year\u201d – Andre Dede Ayew, Asamoah Gyan, Richard Kingson.
\n\u201cBasketball\u201d-Mfantsipim School (Male), Sacred Heart High School (Female).
\n\u201cKickboxing\u201d – Joseph Mingle and Lawrence Manyo
\n\u201cAmateur Boxer\u201d \u2013 Awusone Yekini
\n\u201cProfessional Boxer\u201d \u2013 Joseph Agbeko
\n\u201cAthletics\u201d \u2013 Aziz Zakari (Male), Anita Fordjour (Female)
\n\u201cCoach of the Year\u201d \u2013 Milovan Rajevac, Herbert Addo
\n\u201cChairman of the Year\u201d \u2013 Kwesi Nyantakyi
\n\u201cTeam of the Year\u201d \u2013 Black Stars
\n\u201cDedication and Valour\u201d \u2013 Stephen Appiah
\n\u201cPromising Star\u201d \u2013 Johnny Botsio
\n\u201cHockey\u201d \u2013 Salia Nsalbini (Male), Ramatu Abbas (Female)
\n\u201cTable Tennis\u201d \u2013 Felix Lartey (Male), Beatrice Gyasi (Female)
\n\u201cSpecial Awards\u201d \u2013 Female Relay team, Black Challenge, Kevin Prince Boateng, Promasidor Ghana Limited, Goldfields Ghana Limited, Revered E.D. Nii Koi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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