Mohammed Kudus nominated for topmost prize at Ghana Football Awards
By: Akosua Adjei
The 2024 nominees for the Ghana Football Awards have been unveiled in an exclusive event at Big Leagues Sports and Games Lounge in Osu.
The awards scheme which is in its sixth (6th) year has awarded the elite in Ghana and African football including Sadio Mane, Victor Osimhen, Thomas Partey, Andre Ayew, Alberta Sackey, Mohammed Kudus and Mukarama Abdullai.
The awards scheme with the objective of rewarding the hard work of Ghanaian and African Footballers and Administrators for the toil and sweats they invest which results the performances clubs churn out week in week out on the field.
Therefore, whether it is Dreams making a historic debut in Africa by reaching the semi finals of the CAF Confederations Cup or FC Samartex winning the Ghana Premier League in their second season or Black Satellites winning gold at the African Games or Mukarama Abdullai making a return to the Ghana Premier League as well as aiding the Black Princesses to win gold at the African Games, the pomps and pagentry will be elegant on the 29th of June at the Dome when the elite will be awarded.
BELOW ARE THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2024 GHANA FOOTBALL AWARDS
FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Black Princesses
2. Army Ladies
3. Ampem Darkoa Ladies
4. Hasaacas Ladies
MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Black Satellites
2. Dreams FC
3. Samartex FC
MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
1. Karim Zito – Dreams Fc
2. Desmond Offei- Black Satellite
3. Nurudeen Amadu- Samartex Fc
4. Kasim Mingle- Nations Fc
WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
1. Yusif Basigi – Hasaacas Ladies & Black Princesses
2. Nora Hauptle- Black Queens
3. Nana Joe Adarkwa – Ampem Darkoa
WOMEN’S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
1. Comfort Yeboah- Ampem Darkoa Ladies
2. Ophelia Amponsah – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
3. Bridget Adu- Tut Fc Egypt
4. Mukarama Abdullai – Hasaacas Ladies
5. Jennifer Kankam – Zed Fc Egypt
ODARTEY LAMPTEY FUTYRE STARS AWARD
1. Abdul Aziz Issah – Dreams FC
2. Jerry Afriyie – Thought Fc
3. Theophilus Ayamga- Third World Fc
4. Mark Kagawa- Attram De Visser
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
1. Benjamin Asare- Great Olympics
2. Emmanuel Kobi- Bofoakwa Tano
3. Felix Kyei- Medeama SC
4. Kofi Baah- Samartex
MOST VIBRANT CLUB BRAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Nations FC
2. Samartex FC
Dreams FC
HOMEBASED FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
1. Abdul Aziz Issah – DReams FC
2. Steven Mukwala- Asante Kotoko
3. Stephen Amankona- Berekum Chelsea
4. Emmanuel Keyekeh- Samartex
5. Evans Osei Owusu- Samartex
BEST AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL
1. Ademola Lookman – Atalanta & Nigeria
2. Victor Boniface- Bayer Leverkusen & Nigeria
3. Edmond Tapsoba – Bayer Leverkusen & Burkina Faso
FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
1. Kudus Mohammed – Westham United
2. Osman Bukari- RedStar Belgrade
3. Abdul Fatawu Issahaku- Leicester City
