The 45th MTN Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards scheduled for Saturday May 23 has been postponed.

A statement from the SWAG Secretariat in Accra explained that the postponement was necessitated by the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent ban on social gathering which is still in force.

The decision was taken by the Executive Board of SWAG in consultation with its partners and the SWAG Awards Committee.

"The leadership arrived at the unprecedented decision after government extended the ban on public gathering and in keeping to the directives on social distancing due to the Coronavirus Pandemic outbreak which has caused the most significant disruption to major world sporting events either by cancelation or

The statement said "SWAG will continue to monitor events and will communicate decisions and a possible new date in the coming days while.

The SWAG Awards, the longest running awards ceremony in Ghana was instituted to honour and decorate outstanding sports athletes and administrators who excel in the line of duty in the year under review.