Andre Ayew has been decorated with the 2011 Footballer of the Year prize by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana.
The Ghana international beat off competition from Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Harrison Afful to win the annual award on Saturday.
Andre Ayew picks the gong for his exceptional performance in the 2010/2011 season for both club and country.
However, Andre missed out of the night's flagship award, the prestigious Sports Personality of the Year prize.
He was beaten to the award by two-gold medal Paralympics athlete, Ajara Mohammed while footballer Afful came third.
2011 SWAG AWARD WINNERS
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Ajara Mohamed
FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
Andre Ayew
CLUB OF THE YEAR
Nania FC - Excellent performance in Knock- Out and Super Cup Competitions
NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Black Meteors – Gold medalists at the All Africa Games
COACH OF THE YEAR
James Akwasi Appiah – Coach of Black Meteors/Winners of gold medalist at the AAG
PREMIERSHIP PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Emmanuel Baffour
PREMIERSHIP TOP SCORER
Emmanuel Baffour