Ajax Amsterdam star Mohammed Kudus has won the 2022 Sports Writers Association of Ghana -SWAG, Footballer of the Year Award.
391 registered SWAG members cast their ballot in favour of the midfielder.
Kudus, who has become a target for most Premier League and stellar clubs in Europe, scored 20 goals in 2861 minutes for both club and country in the calendar year.
The 22-year-old beat off stiff competition from Black Stars captain Andre Ayew and Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey to claim the coveted prize.
Within the calendar year, the Ajax midfielder notched 4 goals in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League for the 36-time Dutch champions.
He was on target against Rangers at the Ibrox Stadium, scoring a 26th-minute goal after assisting in the opener in a game the Dutch giants won 3-1.
Kudus’ exploits didn’t stop there as he netted the consolation goal in a 6-1 loss to Napoli in early October. Prior to that, he had hogged the headlines in Europe after netting a classy finish at Anfield against Liverpool in the UEFA flagship competition.
Meanwhile, he has 6 goals in 665 Eredivisie minutes to his credit. In July, he climbed off the bench to score one of the consolation goals for Ajax in their 5-3 loss to PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Super Cup.
Still, within the calendar year, Kudus scored 5 goals in 286 minutes for Ajax’s second-string side – Ajax II. In club friendlies, he scored 3 times in 114 minutes.
Further, the youngster who was one-time a target of Premier League outfit Everton scored 5 goals for Ghana in 2022 in 1999 minutes for the Black Stars. He was by far Ghana’s best performer at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, scooping the Most Valuable Player of the Match Award against the Republic of Korea.
Andre Ayew came second in the rankings while Arsenal star Thomas Partey placed third with 73 votes.
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