History and facts of the SWAG CUP

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) CUP match is a ceremonial game

played at the end of the season between two exciting clubs in the League to

generate revenue for activities of SWAG eg the Awards Night.

Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs are on record to be the first winners in 1972.

1972 Mysterious Dwarfs (Cape Coast) beat Hearts

of Oak (Accra) 1-0

1973 Hearts of Oak (Accra)

1974 Hearts of Oak (Accra) and Tano Bofoakwa

(Sunyani) *shared

1975 Tano Bofoakwa (Sunyani)

1976 Dumas Boys of GTP (Tema)

1977 Hearts of Oak (Accra) and Dumas (Tema) *shared

1978 Hearts of Oak (Accra)

1979 Hearts of Oak (Accra)

1980 Eleven Wise (Sekondi)

1981 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1982 Hasaacas (Sekondi)

1983 Hasaacas (Sekondi)

1984 Hearts of Oak (Accra)

1985 Hearts of Oak (Accra)

1986 Asante Kototo (Kumasi)

1987 Okwahu United (Nkawkaw)

1988 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1989 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1990 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1991 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1992 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1993 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

1994 Goldfields (Obuasi) beat Asante Kotoko

(Kumasi) 2-1

1995 Goldfields (Obuasi) beat Asante Kotoko

(Kumasi) 4-2

1996 No

Competition

1997 All Black (Swedru) beat Asante Kotoko

(Kumasi) 1-0

1998 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) and All Blacks

(Swedru) draw *shared

1999 No

Competition

2000 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) beat King Faisal

(Kumasi) 1-0

2001 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

2002 No

Competition

2003 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) beat Liberty

Professionals (Accra) 2-1

2004 No

Competition – Clubs demanded

huge money, so foreign club contracted.

2005 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) beat Agaza (Lome,

Togo) 2-1

2006 AshantiGold (Obuasi) beat Asante Kotoko

(Kumasi) 1-0

2007 Liberty Professionals (Accra) beat Hearts

of Oak (Accra) 3-0

2008 Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) beat AshantiGold

(Obuasi) 2-1

2009 Heart of Lions (Kpando) beat Asante Kotoko

(Kumasi) 0-1, 2-0

2010 AshantiGold (Obuasi) beat Hearts of Oak

(Accra) 0-0, 0-1

2011 No

Competition

2012 No

Competition

2013 No clubs decided by SWAG and sponsors… Who

plays and win?

As at June 20, 2013

FACTS ABOUT THE SWAG MATCH

Asante Kotoko have won the

trophy 12 times

Hearts of Oak have won the

trophy 5 times

AshantiGold have won the

trophy 4 times

· Some of the

exciting clubs featured are Dwarfs, Dumas Boys, Tano Bofoakwa, Eleven Wise,

Hasaacas, Okwahu United, All Blacks, AshantiGold, Heart of Lions, Liberty

Professionals and now Medeama.

· The SWAG CUP

match is played to honour ex- GFA and Hearts of Oak Director, Henry Plange

Nyemitei, popularly known as H.P. Nyemitei, who also worked at the SIC

Insurance Company who are sponsors of match.

· The SWAG CUP

match has been a venue for the display of unknown players who later become stars

and super stars. The clubs create surprises and the fans love the SWAG CUP.

· The SWAG CUP

match has not been played in some years due to huge financial demands from the

popular clubs, however it is a platform to showcase players and the fans love

it.

Compiled by

SWAG Archives Director/ Deputy General Secretary (DGS)