The 2nd National Player Awards, dubbed GUINNESS NATIONAL PLAYER AWARDS has been launched.
The event now, under a three year sponsorship relationship with giant beverage company ,Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited will see both old and current national team players being rewarded at a plush awards night at the state banquet hall on June 2.
Speaking at the launch, the Managing Director of Proton Sports Services, Mr Kurt Okraku announced that his outfit in conjunction with the retired national footballers Association,the GFA and the Ministry of youth and Sports intend to make this year's event even better than last year's.
In that regard, a new category, called the SPECIAL awards have been added unto the scheme. This category will honor coaches who won the 1963, 1965 African Cup of Nations and the coaches who won Ghana Bronze at the Bacelona Olympics
The Board of Trustees have also set out to give national recognition to our Bronze winning Olympic team of 92 led by the multi system man Mr. Sam Arday.
Also to be rewarded is the 1998/1999 Black Queens team that first won the African title and also qualified Ghana to the world cup in the USA..
Another category to receive awards is the GOLDEN LEGENDS category.
Nominees will be released shortly once the panel of judges completes the job
Now the full nominees
OLD GENERATION:
1982 OLYMPIC GAMES FOOTBALL SQUAD
List: Anthony Mensah, Frank Amankwah, Isaac Asare, Mohammed Gargo, Joachim Yaw Acheampong, Alex Nyarko, Olli Rahman, Nii Odartey Lamptey, Kwame Ayew, Shamo Quaye, Ablade Kumah, Samuel Osei Kuffour, Sammy Adjei, Kalilu Dramani, Bernard Aryee, Simon Addo, Maxwell Konadu, Yaw Preko, Mamoud Amadu, Ibrahim Dossey
Coach: Sam Arday
Assistant coach: Isaac Paha
1998-99 BLACK QUEENS SQUAD ( AFRICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP/WORLD CUP)
Memunatu Sulemana, Rita Yeboah, Regina Ansah, Elizabeth Baidu, Juliana Kakraba, Mavis Djangmah, Barikisu Tettey Quao, Alberta Sackey, Vivian Mensah, Adjoa Bayor, Kulu Yahaya, Lydia Ankrah, Mercy Tagoe, Nana Ama Gyamfua, Gladys Enti, Sheila Okine, Priscilla Mensah, Stella Quartey, Genevive Clottey
Coach: Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie
Assistant: Ofosuhene
SPECIAL AWARDS
1963-CK GYAMFI AND ASSISTANT. TONY EGHAN
1965-CK GYAMFI AND BEN KOUFIE
1992-Olympics games:Coach: Sam Arday
Assistant coach: Isaac Paha
CURRENT GENERATION
Black Starlets (Male Under-17)
Top Scorer: Emmanuel Boateng
Most Valuable Player: Emmanuel Oti, Thomas Agyapong, Kingsley Fobi
Black Satellites (Male Under-20)
Top Scorer: Ebenezer Assafuah
Most Valuable Player: Ebenezer Assafuah, Francis Narh
Black Maidens (FemaleUnder-17)
Top Scorer: Jane Ayieyam
Most Valuable Player: Sherifatu Sumaila, Jane Ayieyam, Priscilla Okyere
Black Princesses (Female Under-20)
Top Scorer: Elizabeth Addo
Most Valuable Player: Mercy Myles, Elizabeth Addo, Janet Egyir
Black Queens:
Top Scorer: (nobody made the mark)
Most Valuable Player: Janet Egyir,Leticia Ziipki,Edem Atovor
Black Stars:
To Scorer: Mubarak Wakaso
Most Valuable Players: Fatau Dauda, Rabiu Mohammed, Mubarak Wakaso
The main event he said is fixed for the banquet hall, state house on June 21st 2013
Anti-LGBTQ Bill is duly passed, I believe it is too late in the day to reverse i...
Here are areas to face power outages over maintenance works today
RNAQ ex-wife petitions court to restrict Hajia4Reall’s closeness to her children...
One dead, two children trapped after three storey building collapse at Adenta
Obuasi Circuit Court jails farmer 8years over violent mining site attack at Obua...
Health Minister summons KATH CEO over emergency centre closure
Unauthorised structures demolished at Haatso
Fire guts shops opposite Accra Central Police Station
Stephen Yeboah appointed new registrar of Sunyani Technical University
Abandoned 250-bed Sewua Regional Hospital rots as KATH battles congestion
