Ghana's Footballer of the Year

The most outstanding player of a season is honored annually in Ghana as Footballer of the Year . The Footballer of the Year has been elected and honored annually by the members of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) since 1973 . In 1999, Joe Fameyeh was named "ABC Footballer of the Year," which is a competitive award.

List of title holders

• Year : states the year for which the player was awarded.
• Date : States the date of the award, in brackets the number of the event at which the player was honored.
• Name : gives the name of the player.
• Nationality : states the nationality of the player.
• Club : Name the club the player played for at the end of the year.
• Nominees : Names the players who were nominated for the spectator vote, which has been held since 2005, but who lost to the winner.

year	date	Surname	nationality	society	Nominees
1973		Akuetteh Armah	Ghana	Cornerstones
1974		Mohammed Polo	Ghana	Hearts of Oak
1975		no award
1976		Dan Owusu	Ghana	Bofoakwa Tano
1977		no award
1978		Abdul Razak	Ghana	Asante Kotoko
1979		John Yawson	Ghana	Hearts of Oak
1980		Francis Kumi	Ghana	Asante Kotoko
1981		John Essien	Ghana	Sekondi Hasaacas
1982		Kofi Abbrey	Ghana	Sekondi Hasaacas
1983		Opoku Nti	Ghana	Asante Kotoko
1984		Joe Odoi	Ghana	Hearts of Oak
1985		no award
1986		no award
1987		no award
1988/89		no award
1989/90		Abedi Pelé	Ghana	Olympique Marseille
1990/91		Nii Lamptey	Ghana	RSC Anderlecht
1992		Anthony Yeboah	Ghana	Eintracht Frankfurt
1993		Daniel Addo	Ghana	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1994		Charles Akonnor	Ghana	VfL Wolfsburg
1995		Anthony Yeboah	Ghana	Eintracht Frankfurt
1996		Samuel Johnson	Ghana	Hearts of Oak
1997		Wake nibombé	Togo	Obuasi Goldfields
1998		Samuel Kuffour	Ghana	FC Bayern Munich
1999		Samuel Kuffour	Ghana	FC Bayern Munich
2000		Emmanuel Osei Kuffour	Ghana	Hearts of Oak
2001		Samuel Kuffour	Ghana	FC Bayern Munich
2002		Charles Asampong Taylor	Ghana	Hearts of Oak
2003		Aziz Ansah	Ghana	Asante Kotoko
2004		Stephen Appiah	Ghana	Juventus Turin
2005		Stephen Appiah	Ghana	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	Issah Ahmed Michael Essien
2006		John Mensah	Ghana	Rennes stadium	Stephen Appiah Michael Essien
2007		Michael Essien	Ghana	Chelsea FC	Laryea Kingston Sulley Muntari
2008		John Paintsil	Ghana	Fulham FC	Eric Bekoe Sulley Muntari
2009		Dominic Adiyiah	Ghana	Fredrikstad FK	Michael Essien John Paintsil
2010		Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	Sunderland AFC	André Ayew Richard Kingson
2011	0June 9, 2012 (37)	André Ayew	Ghana	Olympique Marseille	Harrison Afful Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
2012	June 29, 2013 (38)	Kwadwo Asamoah	Ghana	Juventus Turin	André Ayew Emmanuel Clottey
2013	Apr 25, 2014 (39)	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	al Ain Club	Kwadwo Asamoah Sulley Muntari
2014	0Oct 3, 2015 (40)	Harrison Afful	Ghana	Espérance Tunis	André Ayew Asamoah Gyan
2015	0June 4, 2016 (41)	André Ayew	Ghana	Swansea City	Harrison Afful Asamoah Gyan
2016	May 27, 2017 (42)	Solomon Asante	Ghana	TP Mazembe	Daniel Amartey André Ayew
2017	0May 4, 2018 (43)	Thomas Partey	Ghana	Atlético Madrid	Daniel Nii Adjei Christian Atsu Richmond Boakye-Yiadom

Leaderboards

player

• Rank : The ranking of the player, which is based on the number of awards he has won. If the number is the same, it is sorted alphabetically according to the family name.
• Player : Give the name of the player.
• Number : states the number of titles won.
• Playing times : states the playing times in which the player became footballer of the year.

rank	player	number	Playing times
1.	Samuel Kuffour	3	1998, 1999, 2001
2.	Stephen Appiah	2	2004, 2005
2.	André Ayew	2	2011, 2015
2.	Asamoah Gyan	2	2010, 2013
2.	Anthony Yeboah	2	1992, 1995
6th	Kofi Abbrey	1	1982
6th	Daniel Addo	1	1993
6th	Dominic Adiyiah	1	2009
6th	Harrison Afful	1	2014
6th	Charles Akonnor	1	1994
6th	Armah Akuetteh	1	1973
6th	Aziz Ansah	1	2003
6th	Kwadwo Asamoah	1	2012
6th	Charles Asampong Taylor	1	2002
6th	Solomon Asante	1	2016
6th	John Essien	1	1981
6th	Michael Essien	1	2007
6th	Samuel Johnson	1	1996
6th	Emmanuel Osei Kuffour	1	2000
6th	Francis Kumi	1	1980
6th	Nii Lamptey	1	1991
6th	Opoku Nti	1	1983
6th	Joe Odoi	1	1984
6th	John Mensah	1	2006
6th	Dan Owusu	1	1976
6th	John Paintsil	1	2008
6th	Thomas Partey	1	2017
6th	Abedi Pelé	1	1990
6th	Mohammed Polo	1	1974
6th	Abdul Razak	1	1978
6th	Nibombé wake	1	1997
6th	John Yawson	1	1979

societies

• Rank : The ranking of the club, which is based on the number of title holders. If the number is the same, it is sorted alphabetically according to the city name.
• Club : gives the name of the club.
• Number : states the number of seasons in which an actor of the club was named Footballer of the Year.
• Playing times : states the seasons in which an actor of the club was named footballer of the year.

rank	society	number	Playing times
1.	Hearts of Oak	6th	1974, 1979, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2002
2.	Asante Kotoko	4th	1978, 1980, 1983, 2003
3.	FC Bayern Munich	3	1998, 1999, 2001
4th	Eintracht Frankfurt	2	1992, 1995
4th	Olympique Marseille	2	1990, 2011
4th	Sekondi Hasaacas	2	1981, 1982
4th	Juventus Turin	2	2004, 2012
8th.	al Ain Club	1	2013
8th.	RSC Anderlecht	1	1991
8th.	Bofoakwa Tano	1	1976
8th.	Fredrikstad FK	1	2009
8th.	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	1	2005
8th.	Cornerstones	1	1973
8th.	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1	1993
8th.	Chelsea FC	1	2007
8th.	Fulham FC	1	2008
8th.	Atlético Madrid	1	2017
8th.	TP Mazembe	1	2016
8th.	Ashanti gold	1	1997
8th.	Rennes stadium	1	2006
8th.	Sunderland AFC	1	2010
8th.	Swansea City	1	2015
8th.	Espérance Tunis	1	2014
8th.	VfL Wolfsburg	1	1994

Individual evidence

1. ↑ HISTORY OF SWAG ( English ) In: swag.com.gh . Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 20, 2012. 
2. ↑ The Club: Personal Awards ( English ) In: accraheartsofoak.com . Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
3. ↑ SWAG awards night held , in: ghanaweb.com (July 12, 1999)
4. ↑ Myles-Mills is Sportsman of the Year , in: ghanaweb.com (January 1, 2000)
5. ↑ Kuffour, star at SWAG night , in: ghanaweb.com (September 25, 2001)
6. ↑ Kuffour tops SWAG Awards , in: modernghana.com (January 7, 2002)
7. ↑ Margaret Simpson Makes History! , in: ghanaweb.com (December 30, 2002)
8. ↑ Gaisah wins SWAG topmost award , in: modernghana.com (December 28, 2003)
9. ↑ Gaisah receives sports personality award , in: ghanaweb.com (May 8, 2005)
10. ↑ Stars sweep SWAG awards , in: ghanafa.org (May 14, 2006)
11. ↑ Appiah and two others to vie for Sports Personality of the Year Award , in: ghanaweb.com (December 29, 2005)
12. ↑ Appiah picks highest sports gong ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: ghanafa.org (September 2, 2007) 
13. ↑ Three to vie for SWAG top most awards , in: ghanaweb.com (January 2, 2007)
14. ↑ 2007 SWAG AWARD WINNERS ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: swag.com.gh , accessed May 18, 2014. 
15. ↑ All set for SWAG Awards tonight , in: modernghana.com (December 22, 2008)
16. ↑ 2008 SWAG AWARD WINNERS ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: swag.com.gh , accessed May 18, 2014. 
17. ↑ Paintsil voted best player for 2008 ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: ghanafa.org (December 20, 2009) 
18. ↑ 2009 SWAG AWARD WINNERS ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: swag.com.gh , accessed May 18, 2014. 
19. ↑ Adiyiah nominated for top award , in: ghanafa.org (December 31, 2009)
20. ↑ 2010 SWAG AWARD WINNERS ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: swag.com.gh , accessed May 18, 2014. 
21. ↑ Football dominates awards list , in: ghanafa.org (January 5, 2011)
22. ↑ Andre Ayew picks Footballer of the Year prize. In: ghanaweb.com (June 10, 2012).
23. ↑ MTN-SWAG Awards to be launched on May 3. In: allsports.com.gh (May 2, 2012).
24. ↑ Kwadwo Asamoah was Ghana's best for 2012. In: graphic.com.gh (June 30, 2013).
25. ↑ Who wins SWAG Footballer of the year 2012? In: ghanaweb.com (June 14, 2013).
26. ↑ Asamoah Gyan is SWAG Footballer of the Year. In: ghanaweb.com (May 18, 2014).
27. ↑ SWAG Awards 2013/14 - Nominees. In: ghanaweb.com (January 14, 2014).
28. ↑ Afful wins SWAG 2014 Footballer of the Year. In: ghanaweb.com (October 4, 2015).
29. ↑ 40th SWAG awards nominees. In: ghanaweb.com (February 3, 2015).
30. ^ Dede named SWAG Sports Personality of the year. In: ghanaweb.com (June 5, 2016).
31. ↑ Black Stars trio battle for 2015 SWAG POTY award. In: ghanaweb.com (January 12, 2016).
32. ↑ Solomon Asante adjudged SWAG footballer of the year. In: ghanaweb.com (May 29, 2017).
33. ↑ Solomon Asante battles Dede and Amartey for the 2016/17 SWAG Footballer of the Year award. In: ghanaweb.com (May 22, 2017).
34. ↑ Thomas Partey wins SWAG Footballer of the Year. In: ghanaweb.com (May 5, 2018).
35. ↑ Hearts' Thomas Abbey nominated for SWAG best footballer award. In: ghanaweb.com (January 2, 2018).