Lamptey wins Referee of the Year prize
Mr Solomon Lartey, Deputy MD of Activa (left), assisted by actress Nana Ama McBrown, presenting the Best Referee award to J.O. Lamptey
Football
FIFA referee Joseph Odarlai Lamptey was Saturday honoured by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) as the 2014 Referee of the Year at the 40th MTN-SWAG Awards held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra.
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Referee Lamptey’s award was in recognition of his performance in both domestic and CAF-organised competitions last year.
In all, 25 sports personalities, teams and corporate bodies were honoured at last Saturday’s event held on the theme, “The Search for Sustainable Funding for Sports: The Role of the Private Sector”.
It was sponsored by MTN, Activa Int. Insurance, Alisa Hotel, ATL, CDH, Kenpong Group of companies and T.T. Brothers Limited.
