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from Football Association of Ghana, govern in

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of excellence to the best

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of the year. The title has been awarded yearly in Ghana since 1975. The award is determined annually by the members of the

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(SWAG), with additional votes from the

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team captains and

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, in collaboration with

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's corporate

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, and is published by the

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(GFA). All

s all eligible. The award has been presented on 28 occasions as of 2020. The most successful player of the award is

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, who was chosen as Ghana Player of the Year three times.

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, Stephen Appiah,

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and

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have each won the award twice, the latter three all in consecutive years.

Winners

Footballer of the Year (Home Based) Footballer of the Year (Foreign)

Breakdown of winners

Number of wins by player

Number of wins by league

Number of wins by club

Number of wins by position

References

Notes

External links

all Players of the Year at ''Worldfootball.net''
{{National Footballer of the Year Association football player of the year awards by nationality Footballers in Ghana 1975 establishments in Ghana Awards established in 1975 Ghanaian awards Annual events in Ghana Association football player non-biographical articles