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Ghana Player of the Year
Annual award in Ghana
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
Samuel Kuffour has won the most awards, with three titles in 1998, 1999 and 2001  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
|
 Hearts of Oak |
Forward
|
| 1978 |
Razak, Karim AbdulKarim Abdul Razak
|
Asante Kotoko |
Midfielder
|
| 1979 |
John Nketia Yawson
|
Hearts of Oak |
Midfielder
|
| 1980 |
Francis Kumi
|
Asante Kotoko |
Forward
|
| 1984 |
Joe Odoi
|
Hearts of Oak |
Defender
|
| 1993 |
Pele, AbediAbedi Pele
|
 Marseille |
Forward
|
| 1997 |
Yeboah, TonyTony Yeboah
|
 Hamburger SV |
Forward
|
| 1998 |
Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour
|
Bayern Munich |
Defender
|
| 1999 |
Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour
|
Bayern Munich |
Defender
|
| 2000 |
Kuffour, Emmanuel OseiEmmanuel Osei Kuffour
|
Hearts of Oak |
Midfielder
|
| 2001 |
Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour
|
Bayern Munich |
Defender
|
| 2002 |
Asampong, CharlesCharles Asampong
|
Hearts of Oak |
Forward
|
| 2003 |
Ansah, AzizAziz Ansah
|
Asante Kotoko |
Defender
|
| 2004 |
Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah
|
 Juventus |
Midfielder
|
| 2005 |
Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah
|
Juventus |
Midfielder
|
| 2006 |
Mensah, JohnJohn Mensah
|
Rennes |
Defender
|
| 2007 [1] |
Essien, MichaelMichael Essien
|
 Chelsea |
Midfielder
|
| 2008 |
Paintsil, JohnJohn Paintsil
|
Fulham |
Defender
|
| 2009[2] |
Adiyiah, DominicDominic Adiyiah
|
Milan |
Forward
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| 2010[3] |
Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan
|
Sunderland |
Forward
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| 2011[4] |
Ayew, AndréAndré Ayew
|
Marseille |
Forward
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| 2012[5] |
Asamoah, KwadwoKwadwo Asamoah
|
Juventus |
Midfielder
|
| 2013[6]
|
Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan
|
 Al Ain
|
Forward
|
| 2014[7]
|
Harrison Afful
|
 Espérance de Tunis
|
Defender
|
| 2015[8]
|
André Ayew
|
 Swansea City
|
Forward
|
| 2016[9]
|
Solomon Asante
|
 TP Mazembe
|
Forward
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| 2017[10]
|
Thomas Partey
|
 Atlético Madrid
|
Midfielder
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| 2018[11]
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Thomas Partey
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Atlético Madrid
|
Midfielder
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| 2020[a][12]
|
Jordan Ayew
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Crystal Palace
|
Forward
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Footballer of the Year (Home Based)
Footballer of the Year (Foreign)
Breakdown of winners
Number of wins by player
| Rank
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Name
|
Number of wins
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Winning years
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| 1
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Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour
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3
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1998, 1999, 2001
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| 2
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Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah
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2
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2004, 2005
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| Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan
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2
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2010, 2013
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| Ayew, AndréAndré Ayew
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2
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2011, 2015
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| Partey, ThomasThomas Partey
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2
|
2017, 2018
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| 6
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Asamoah, KwadwoKwadwo Asamoah
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1
|
2012
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| Ahmed Polo, MohammedMohammed Ahmed Polo
|
1
|
1975
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| Karim Abdul Razak
|
1
|
1978
|
| John Nketia Yawson
|
1
|
1979
|
| Francis Kumi
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1
|
1980
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| Joe Odoi
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1
|
1984
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| Pele, AbediAbedi Pele
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1
|
1993
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| Yeboah, TonyTony Yeboah
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1
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1997
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| Kuffour, Emmanuel OseiEmmanuel Osei Kuffour
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1
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2000
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| Asampong, CharlesCharles Asampong
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1
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2002
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| Ansah, AzizAziz Ansah
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1
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2003
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| Mensah, JohnJohn Mensah
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1
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2006
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| Essien, MichaelMichael Essien
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1
|
2007
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| Paintsil, JohnJohn Paintsil
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1
|
2008
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| Adiyiah, DominicDominic Adiyiah
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1
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2009
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| Afful, HarrisonHarrison Afful
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1
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2014
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| Asante, SolomonSolomon Asante
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1
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2016
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| Ayew, JordanJordan Ayew
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1
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2020
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Number of wins by league
| Rank
|
League
|
Number of wins
|
Winning years
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| 1 |
Ghana Premier League |
8 |
1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000,
2002, 2003
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| 2 |
Premier League |
5 |
2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020
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| 3
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Serie A |
4 |
2004, 2005, 2009, 2012
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| Bundesliga |
4 |
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
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| 5 |
Ligue 1 |
3 |
1993, 2006, 2011
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| 6 |
La Liga |
2 |
2017, 2018
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| 7 |
Linafoot |
1 |
2016
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| UAE Pro League |
1 |
2013
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| Ligue Professionnelle 1 |
1 |
2014
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Number of wins by club
| Rank
|
Club
|
Number of wins
|
Winning years
|
| 1 |
Hearts of Oak |
5 |
1975, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2002
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| 2 |
Juventus |
4 |
2004, 2005, 2012, 2013
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| 3 |
Asante Kotoko |
3 |
1978, 1980, 2003
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| Bayern Munich |
3 |
1998, 1999, 2001
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| 5 |
Marseille |
2 |
1993, 2011
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| Atlético Madrid |
2 |
2018, 2019
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| 7 |
Hamburger SV |
1 |
1997
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| Rennes |
1 |
2006
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| Chelsea |
1 |
2007
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| Fulham |
1 |
2008
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| Milan |
1 |
2009
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| Sunderland |
1 |
2010
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| Al Ain |
1 |
2014
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| Espérance de Tunis |
1 |
2015
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| Swansea City |
1 |
2016
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| TP Mazembe |
1 |
2017
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| Crystal Palace |
1 |
2020
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Number of wins by position
References
- ^ "Essien named Footballer of the Year". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Adiyiah wins SWAG gongs". Ghana Football Association. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Asamoah Gyan Wins SWAG Top Award". Modern Ghana. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Andre Ayew wins SWAG Footballer of the Year Award, missed out on ultimate". GhanaSoccernet. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (1 July 2013). "Kwadwo Asamoah picks SWAG top awards". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Kwasi Appiah wins top SWAG award". graphic.com.gh. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Laryea, Beatrice (5 October 2015). "Afful crowned SWAG 2014 Footballer of the Year". Graphic Online. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Owusu, Stephen (5 June 2016). "Andre Ayew wins Sports Personality of The Year at MTN SWAG awards". YEN Ghana. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (28 May 2017). "Asante named 2016 SWAG Player of the Year". Goal. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (13 May 2019). "Full List Of 2018 SWAG Award Winners". Ghana Olympic. Ghana Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SWAG Awards: Ajax star Mohammed Kudus adjudged Foreign Footballer of the Year". GhanaSoccernet. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Lawrence, Kweku (29 January 2023). "Mohammed Kudus wins big at 47th SWAG Awards gala". My Joy Online. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
Notes
- ^ Due to COVID-19 pandemic the award covered the both 2019 and 2020
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