2024 Ghana Football Awards nominees: Kudus, Issahaku, Victor Boniface, others vie for top awards

The 2024 edition of the Ghana Football Awards has been officially launched, with Kudus, Victor Boniface, Fatawu Issaahaku and others vying for top honours.

The event was launched at a colourful ceremony on Wednesday, 12th June 2024, at the Big Leagues Sports and Games Lounge in Osu, Accra. This year's ceremony will be the sixth edition and has become the pinnacle of the Ghanaian football season.

Celebrated broadcaster Karl Tufuoh, who also serves as the Chairman of the Awards Board, expressed his satisfaction with the team's efforts and assured that the awards night would be among the best they have organized.

"A lot of work has gone into the preparation of this year's event. At the Board level, it is always fascinating to engage in the debate about which player deserves to be shortlisted. To the best of our abilities as a Board, we have selected sportsmen and women who we believe have excelled in the year under review. May the best candidates win," he stated at the launch.

The Ghana Football Awards is an annual initiative by Football Impact Africa that celebrates and honours the remarkable achievements and contributions of football players, coaches, administrators, and other key stakeholders in Ghana.

This year's event is scheduled to take place at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Center on Saturday, 29th June 2024.

Kudus Mohammed will be hoping to retain his title after being crowned The Ghana Footballer of the Year in 2023. He must however beat off competition from Black Stars teammates, Inaki William, Osman Bukari and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for the award.

In the Women’s Football of the Year category, two foreign-based players, Jennifer Kankam and Bridget Adu will compete with Comfort Yeboah and Ophelia Amponsah of Ampem Darkoa Ladies and Mukarama Abdulai, who plays for Hasaacas Ladies

Below is the shortlist of nominees for all the categories.

FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

Mohammed Kudus - (Westham United)

Osman Bukari – (Red Star Belgrade)

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku- (Leicester City)

Inaki Williams - (Atletico Bilbao)

WOMEN’S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

Comfort Yeboah - Ampem Darkoa Ladies

Ophelia Amponsah - Ampem Darkoa Ladies

Mukarama Abdulai – Hasaacas Ladies

Jennifer Kankam – ZED FC ( Egypt)

Bridget Adu - TUT FC ( Egypt)

MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR

Karim Zito -( Dreams FC)

Desmond Offei - (Black Satellites)

Nurudeen Amadu –(Samartex FC)

Kassim Mingle – (Nations FC)

WOMEN’S TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR

Yussif Bassigi - (Hasaacas Ladies/ Princesses)

Nora Hauptle - (Black Queens)

Nana Joe Darkwah - (Ampem Darkoa Ladies)

ODARTEY LAMPTEY FUTURE STAR AWARD

Abdul Aziz Issah - (Dreams FC)

Jerry Afriyie - (Thoughts FC)

Theophilus Ayamga - (3rd World FC)

Mark Mensah Kagawa - (Attram De Visser)

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR

Benjamin Asare (Great Olympics)

Emmanuel Kobi ( Bofoakwa Tano )

Felix Kyei (Medeama SC)

Kofi Baah (Samartex)

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 Owusu- Samartex

HOME-BASED FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR (FEMALE),/b>

Ophelia Amponsah

Comfort Yeboah

Mukarama Abdulai

BEST GHANAIAN CLUB CEO/ADMINISTRATOR

Richard Duah Nsenkyire - Samartex

Ameenu Shardow - Dreams FC

Evelyn Nsiah – Hasaacas Ladies

MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Black Satellites

Dreams FC

Samartex FC

FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Black Princesses

Army Ladies

Ampem Darkoa Ladies

Hasaacas Ladies

Best African International

Ademola Lookman - Atalanta and Nigeria

Victor Boniface - Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria

Edmond Tapsoba - Bayer Leverkusen and Burkina Faso

MOST VIBRANT CLUB BRAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Nations FC

Samartex

Dreams FC