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Ghana Football Awards: André Ayew wins Footballer of the Year Award

Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:53 AM by Nathaniel Crabbe 2 min read

André Ayew won the men's Footballer of the Year Award at the third edition of the Ghana Football Awards (GFAwards21)
The former Swansea forward defeated competition from Ajax's Mohammed Kudus and Gladson Awako of Great Olympics to win the award
GFAwards21 was held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) Saturday, July 3, 2021

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Black Stars captain, André Morgan Rami Ayew, has been adjudged the men's Footballer of the Year at the third edition of the Ghana Football Awards (GFAwards21).

The former Swansea forward defeated competition from Ajax’s Mohammed Kudus and Gladson Awako of Great Olympics to win the award.

GFAwards21 was held at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Saturday, July 3, 2021.

Ghana Football Awards: André Ayew wins Footballer of the Year Award. Image: crabbimedia
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André Ayew, a three-time African Footballer of the Year winner, added to his achievements at Saturday's awards night.

André Ayew was at the event to pick up the Footballer of the Year Award. See the photos below:

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Asamoah Gyan named Player of the Decade

Meanwhile, Asamoah Gyan emerged as the Player of the Decade at the 3rd edition of the Ghana Football Awards (GFAwards21) held on Saturday, July 3, 2021.

The GFAwards21 was held at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday to honour Ghanaian footballing stars for their sterling performance in the year under review and contribution to the game both locally and internationally.

Legendary former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, also known as Baby Jet, was honoured with the Player of the Decade Award on the night.

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Olympic team of Ghana

In a separate story, the Olympic team of Ghana has left the country for the summer Olympics games in Tokyo three weeks before the commencement of the global event.

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The team left in the late hours of Wednesday, June 30, 2021, and are expected to arrive in Japan on Thursday.

A contingent made up of four athletes and some management team members left the Kotoka international airport last night.

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Authors:

Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.

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