Kudus, Fatawu Issahaku headline 2024 Ghana Football Awards; see full list of nominees
Organisers of the Ghana Football Awards have announced the full nominees for the 2024 edition of the award scheme.
The award ceremony will be held for the sixth time since its inception.
Mohammed Kudus, Osman Bukari, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and Inaki Williams headline the 2024 edition of the Ghana Football Awards which is set to be staged at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, June 29.
The event which will be live on Joy Prime TV will see the quartet battle for the prestigious Footballer of the Year Award which is the flagship category of the awards scheme.
The four players made the final shortlist of the category after deliberations over a long list.
While the Football of the Year is the icing on the cake, other exciting categories include the Home-based Footballer of the Year which honours Ghanaians and foreigners who play in the domestic league.
The unveiling of the nominees took place at Big Leagues Sports & Lounge, Osu, on Wednesday, June 12.
Here are the full nominees for this year’s awards:
Footballer of the Year
Mohammed Kudus – West Ham United
Osman Bukari – Red Star Belgrade/Austin FC
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku – Leicester City
Inaki Williams – Athletic Bilbao
Women’s Footballer of the Year
Comfort Yeboah – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Bridget Adu – Tut FC, Egypt
Abdulai Mukarama – Hasaacas Ladies
Jennifer Kankam – Zed FC, Egypt
Best African International
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta & Nigeria
Victor Boniface – Bayer Leverkusen & Nigeria
Edmond Tapsoba – Bayer Leverkusen & Burkina Faso
Home-based Footballer of the Year (Male)
Abdul Aziz Issah – Dreams FC
Steven Mukwala – Asante Kotoko
Stephen Amankona – Berekum Chelsea
Emmanuel Keyekeh – Samartex
Evans Osei-Wusu – Samartex
Home-based Footballer of the Year (Female)
Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Comfort Yeboah – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Abdulai Mukarama – Hasaacas Ladies
Most Vibrant Club Brand on Social Media
Nations FC
Samartex
Dreams FC
Goalkeeper of the Year
Benjamin Asare – Great Olympics
Emmanuel Kobi – Bofoakwa Tano
Felix Kyei – Medeama SC
Kofi Baah – Samartex
Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award
Abdul Aziz Issah – Dreams FC
Jerry Afriyie – Thoughts FC
Theophilus Ayamga – Third World FC
Mark Kagawa Mensah – Attram de Visser
Women’s Coach of the Year
Yussif Basigi – Hasaacas Ladies/Black Princesses
Nora Hauptle – Black Queens
Nana Joe Adarkwa – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Men’s Coach of the Year
Karim Zito – Dreams FC
Desmond Offei – Black Satellites
Nurudeen Amadu – Samartex FC
Kassim Mingle – Nations FC
Male Team of the Year
Black Satellites
Dreams FC
Samartex
Female Team of the Year
Black Princesses
Army Ladies
Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Hasaacas Ladies
