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

Source: Norvanreports