Posted by The maiden edition of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Awards ceremony was successfully held at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) auditorium on Saturday night.
The awards night saw the best players in the betPawa Premier League, Access Bank Division One League, Women’s Premier League, the MTN FA Cup and the Juvenile League in the 2022/23 season rewarded.
betPawa Premier League winners, Medeama and Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League winners, Ampem Darkoa Ladies swept the awards, winning four awards each.
Medeama walked home with the betPawa Premier League Coach of the year (Evans Augustine Adotey), Goalkeeper of the year (Felix Kyei), Player of the year (Vincent Atinga) and Club of the year.
Ampem Darkoa Ladies on the hand walked home with the Women’s Premier League Coach of the year (Nana Joe Adarkwah), Top scorer (Mary Amponsah), Player of the year (Mary Amponsah) and Club of the year.
Asante Kotoko won the most branded and the most vibrant supporters of the year, while Samartex won the best supporters of the year.
Baba Hamadu Musah of then Skyy FC and now Samartex FC was named top scorer and best player of the Access Bank Division One League.
The ultimate award of the night which is the referee of the year went to Julian Nunoo, earning himself a brand new Hyundai Elantra. Rita Nkansah Boateng was named best female referee of the season.
Below is the list of winners;
Best players in the juvenile league:
Greater Accra: Ishmael Aborta
Eastern Region: Havor Dziwornu
Volta Region: Richard Sarfo
Central Region: Henry Osei Poku
Western Region: Francis Osei Owusu
Ashanti Region: Faadil Yussif Rahman
Brong Ahafo Region: Fordjour Righteous
Northern Region: Fuseini Kamaldeen
Upper West Region: Rasheedan Yakubu
Upper East Region: Nyaabila Azure
Best branded club
Asante Kotoko
Most vibrant club
Asante Kotoko
Supporters of the season
Samartex 1996
Division One League Discovery of the season
Richmond Apokum (Attram De Visser)
Division One League Goalkeeper of the season
Solomon Ohene Nimo (Skyy FC)
Division One League Top scorer
Baba Hamadu Musah (Skyy FC)
Division One League Coach(es) of the season:
Fatawu Salifu (Heart of Lions)
Johnson Smith (Nations FC)
Fuseini Abubakar (Bofoakwa Tano)
Division One League player of the season
Baba Hamadu Musah (Skyy FC)
Male Match Commissioner of the Season
Michael Ayeh
Female Match Commissioner of the Season
Alice Ayine
MTN FA Cup Discovery of the year
Abdul Aziz Issah (Dreams FC)
MTN FA Cup Best Goalkeeper
Solomon Agbesi (Dreams FC)
MTN FA Top Scorer(s)
Samuel Adom Antwi (King Faisal)
Abdul Manaf Umar (Real Tamale United)
MTN FA Coach of the season
Abdul Karim Zito (Dreams)
MTN FA Player of the season
Samuel Adom Antwi (King Faisal)
Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League and Women’s FA Cup Discovery of the Season
Ellen Alormenu (Essiam Socrates)
Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League and Women’s FA Cup Goalkeeper of the Season
Grace B. Banwaa (Hasaacas Ladies)
Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League and Women’s FA Cup Top Scorer of the Season
Mary Amponsah (Ampem Darkoa Ladies)
Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League & Women’s FA Cup Club of the Season
Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Women’s Football Coach of the Season
Nana Joe Adarkwah (Ampem Darkoa Ladies)
Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League & Women’s FA Cup Best Player of the Season
Mary Amponsah (Ampem Darkoa Ladies)
betPawa Premier League Discovery of the Season
Abass Samari (Accra Lions)
betPawa Premier League Goalkeeper of the Season
Felix Kyei (Medeama)
betPawa Premier League Topscorer of the Season
Abednego Tetteh (Bibiani GoldStars)
betPawa Premier League Goal of the Season
Serge Eric Zeze (Asante Kotoko)
betPawa Premier League Club of the Season
Medeama
betPawa Premier League Coach of the Season
Augustine Evans Adotey (Medeama)
betPawa Premier League Player of the Season
Vincent Atinga (Medeama)
Female Referee of the Season
Rita Nkansah Boateng
Female Assistant Referee of the Season
Gloria Sena Kumedzro
Male Assistant Referee of the Season
Emmanuel Dolagbanu
Male Referee of the Season
Julian Nunoo