The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated, once again, to support the SWAG Awards.
Dr. Bawumia presented an amount of 50,000 Cedis to support the 48th edition of the Awards. Out of his support, 10,000 Cedis each will be presented to the Female Footballer of the Year, as well as the Sports Journalist of the Year.
The Vice President as part of his broader support for the awards, has, since 2022 adopted the two award categories and winners have been receiving cash prizes from him, in appreciation of female footballers and sports journalists.
Outstanding Ghanaian sportsmen and women for the year 2023, will be honoured tonight at the 48th edition, which Dr. Bawumia is expected to grace as the Special Guest.
Dr. Bawumia is expected to grace tonight’s 48th edition as the Guest of Honour.
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<h2><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/10/tyson-fury-insists-he-is-not-retiring-until-he-fights-anthony-joshua/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nigerian-born British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua</a> has downplayed the power of Francis Ngannou's punch ahead of their bout on March 8.</h2>
<p>Before his proposed bout with Anthony Joshua, Ngannou, who gained international recognition as a UFC fighter, made his heavyweight boxing debut against British fighter, Tyson Fury last year.</p>
<p>To the dismay of many boxing enthusiasts, <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2023/10/29/tyson-fury-admits-fight-with-francis-ngannou-was-one-of-his-toughest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ngannou punched Fury down</a> in the 5th round but the British boxer was able to bounce back to win the bout via a split decision.</p>
<p>After the bout, Ngannou gained extraordinary attention in the world of boxing, which landed him a bout with a two-time heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua.</p>
<p>Ahead of the bout, which is two weeks away, Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou attended the DAZN face-off in which the Cameroonian boxer made it clear that AJ wouldn't be able to recover from the punch that landed Fury to the ground.</p>
<p>Though that was the seventh time in 16 years that Fury was dropped by an opponent - once by Neven Paikich, Steve Cunningham, and four times by Deontay Wilder - Ngannou downplayed Joshua's ability to bounce back from the kind of knockdown Fury suffered in his hands.</p>
<p>He said, <em>"Yeah, I doubt that [whether Joshua would get up from the same punch Tyson got]. Tyson showed that he is very resilient, I saw him come back from a knockdown that you wouldn’t believe [against Deontay Wilder].</em></p>
<p><em>“He is probably one of the most resilient people out there and this is not a disrespect to AJ, but I don’t believe that AJ would have taken what Tyson took.”</em></p>
<p>In his quick response, Joshua used the opportunity to mock Fury's high tendency to be knocked down during a boxing bout.</p>
<p><em>“Who hasn’t knocked Tyson down? So many people have knocked Tyson down",</em> Joshua said.</p>
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<p>The Minister Of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has ordered relevant stakeholders to ensure that Nigeria Athlete – Favour Ofili, does not miss the 100-meter race at the Paris Olympics. Senator Owan Enoh‘s order followed Favour Ofili’s cry out on Tuesday, on her X handle. Ofili regretted that after qualifying and registering for the […]</p>
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<h2><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2023/11/29/neymar-breaks-up-with-girlfriend-bruna-biancardi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brazilian forward, Neymar Jr.</a> has stressed that he is looking forward to playing with Argentine football icon, Lionel Messi, once again.</h2>
<p>Neymar and Lionel Messi first played together at Spanish La Liga giants, FC Barcelona between 2013 and 2017.</p>
<p>During that period, the South American stars won two La Liga, three Copa del Rey, one Supercopa de España, one UEFA Champions League title, and one FIFA Club World Cup together.</p>
<p>The two players alongside Luis Suarez formed one of the most deadly trios in the history of club football during the said period.</p>
<p>Neymar left FC Barcelona for French Ligue 1 serial winners Paris Saint Germain in 2016 which cut short their partnership.</p>
<p>In 2021, Lionel Messi and Neymar reunited once again but this time around at PSG. The 36-year-old forward played with Neymar for two seasons in France before he left for Major League Soccer club, Inter Miami.</p>
<p>Weeks after, <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2023/08/15/neymar-officially-joins-al-hilal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Neymar left for Saudi Pro League club, Al Hilal</a> where he has managed to make just three league appearances due to fitness issues.</p>
<p>Due to Neymar's inability to settle down in Saudi Arabia, there have been speculations that the 32-year-old forward could reunite with Messi at Inter Miami for the third time in his football career.</p>
<p>While at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, Neymar hinted to ESPN that he has not ruled out the possibility of playing with Messi once again.</p>
<p><em>“I hope we do play together again. Leo is a great person",</em> he said.</p>
<p><em>“Anyone in football, everyone knows him. I think he is very happy. If he is happy, I am too.”</em></p>
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