Mohammed Kudus of the Ghana Black Stars and Ajax was named Footballer of the Year at the fifth edition of the Ghana Football Awards.
The Accra International Conference Centre hosted an awards ceremony on June 25, 2023 that recognised thriving football stars as well as legends who have contributed to the development of Ghanaian football.
Kudus, who had a fantastic season with the Dutch giants, beat out Genk’s Joseph Paintsil and RC Lens’ Salis Abdul Samed to win the top prize on the night.
The Ajax striker succeeds Alexander Djiku, who won the award at the fourth edition of the annual awards ceremony.
On the local front, Medeama SC coach Evans Adotey was named Best Coach of the Year, while Moses Armah Parker, also of Medeama, was named Club CEO of the Year.
Medeama SC was named Best Male Team of the Year, and Ampem Darkoa was named Best Female Team of the Year.
Full list of winners:
Men’s Coach of the Year — Evans Adotey (Medeama SC)
Club CEO of the Year — Moses Armah (Medeama SC)
Living Legend Awards — Sir Sam Jonah
Alberta Sackey (Ex-Black Queens Captain)
Women’s Coach of the Year — Joe Nana Adarkwa (Ampem Darkoa Ladies)
Male Team of the Year — Medeama SC
Female Team of the Year — Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Special Fan(s) of the Year — Die Hard Supporters Union
Goalkeeper of the Year — Felix Kyei (Medeama SC)
Goal Queen of WPL — Princess Owusu (Fabulous Ladies)
Goal King of GPL — Abednego Tetteh (Bibiani Goldstars)
Best Goal of the Year — Eric Serge Zeze (Asante Kotoko)
Most Vibrant Club on Social Media — Asante Kotoko
Thumbs up Award — Robert Tetteh Coleman (Wembley Sports Complex)
Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award — Ernest Appiah Nuamah (FC Nordsjaelland)
Home-based Women’s Footballer of the Year — Mary Amponsah (Ampem Darkoa Ladies)
Home-based Men’s Footballer of the Year — Sampson Eduku (Tamale City)
Best African International — Victor Oshimen (SSC Napoli/Nigeria)
Women’s Footballer of the Year — Blessing Shine Agbomadzi (ASFAR, Morocco)
Footballer of the Year — Kudus Mohammed (Ajax)