SWAG to launch 35th Awards Night on August 31

Accra, Aug. 30, GNA - The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) will on August 31, launch the 35th Edition of its annual awards night at the Media Center of the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra.

A statement signed by William D. Ezah, Acting General Secretary of SWAG said, the event will be used to outdoor the official sponsors of the 2010 event, MTN Ghana as well as other sponsors, donors and media partners of the event.

It added that the official sponsors, MTN will make a presentation of a cheque for GHC 35,000 to the Association as the sponsorship package for the event, after which there will be a formal signing ceremony between MTN and SWAG for 35th edition of the annual event.

According to the statement, the Association will also announce the names of the nominees for the event and other activities planned for the night.

The nominees are outstanding sports personalities who excelled in the 2009 sporting season.

The SWAG is the most outstanding sporting event in Ghana, with unique characteristics of rewarding distinguished sports personalities in all sporting disciplines.

In all 23 distinguished sports personalities will be honoured on the night which will be graced by sporting personalities in the country.