2022–23 Ghana Premier League

Ghana Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates9 September 2022 – 11 June 2023
ChampionsMedeama
RelegatedKing Faisal
Tamale City
Kotoku Royals
Champions LeagueMedeama
Confederation CupDreams
Matches played306
Goals scored608 (1.99 per match)
Top goalscorerAbednego Tetteh
(18 goals)
Highest scoringBechem United 6–2
Real Tamale United
(1 February 2023)
Longest winning run5 matches
Accra Lions
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Aduana Stars, Dreams, Asante Kotoko, Medeama
Longest winless run9 matches
Kotoku Royals
Longest losing run7 matches
Kotoku Royals
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The 2022–23 Ghana Premier League, known as the betPawa Premier League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 67th season of the top professional association football league in Ghana.[2] The season started in September 2022 and is scheduled to end in June 2023.

Asante Kotoko are the defending champions.

Teams

Eighteen teams will compete in the league; the 15 from the previous season and the 3 winners of the Division One zones. The promoted teams are Samartex and Kotoku Royals who both achieved promotion for the first time.[3] They replaced WAFA, Techiman Eleven Wonders and Elmina Sharks.[4][5]

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Location of the 2022–23 Ghana Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Venue Capacity
Accra Lions FC Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
Aduana Stars Dormaa Ahenkro Agyeman Badu Stadium 7,000
Asante Kotoko Kumasi Baba Yara Stadium 40,000
Bechem United Bechem Nana Gyeabour's Park 5,000
Berekum Chelsea Berekum Sports Stadium 5,000
Bibiani Gold Stars Bibiani Dun's Park 7,000
Dreams FC Dawu Dawu Sports Stadium 5,000
Great Olympics Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
Hearts of Oak Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
Karela United Aiyinase CAM Stadium 5,000
King Faisal Kumasi Baba Yara Stadium 40,000
Kotoku Royals[6] Akim Oda Akim Oda Stadium 3,000
Legon Cities Accra El Wak Stadium 7,000
Medeama Tarkwa TNA Park 15,000
Nsoatreman Nsuatre Nana Kronmansah Park 2,000
Real Tamale United Tamale Tamale Stadium 21,017
Samartex[7] Samreboi Samartex Park 7,000
Tamale City FC[8] Tamale Tamale Stadium 21,017

Club managers and captains

The table lists club managers.

Team Manager Captain
Accra Lions FC England James Francis Ghana Dominic Nsobila
Aduana Stars Ghana Paa Kwesi Fabin Ghana Bright Adjei
Asante Kotoko Burkina Faso Seydou Zerbo Ghana Richard Boadu
Bechem United Ghana Mingle Ocansey Kasim Ghana Kofi Agbesimah
Berekum Chelsea Ghana Christopher Ennin Ghana Fuseini Zackaria
Bibiani Gold Stars Ghana Micheal Osei Ghana Yakubu Haqq
Dreams FC Ghana Ignatius Osei-Fosu Ghana Abdul Jalilu
Great Olympics Ghana Yaw Preko Ghana Razak Kasim
Hearts of Oak Serbia Slavko Matić Ghana Mohammed Alhassan
Karela United Ghana Bismark Kobby Mensah Ghana Kwadwo Addai
King Faisal Ghana Jimmy Cobblah Ghana Samuel Kusi
Kotoku Royals Ghana Seth Ablade Ghana Kingsley Afriyie
Legon Cities Ghana Maxwell Konadu Ghana Jonah Attuquaye
Medeama Ghana David Duncan Ghana Kwasi Donsu
Nsoatreman FC Ghana Mohammed Gargo Ghana Obed Duah Anford
Real Tamale United Ghana Baba Nuhu Ghana David Abagna
Samartex Ghana Annor Walker Ghana Emmanuel Adu Siaw
Tamale City FC Ghana Mohammed Wahid Ghana Collins Amoah Boateng

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment References
Real Tamale United Ibrahim Tanko Shaibu Resigned 26 July Pre-season Baba Nuhu 12 August 2022 [9][10]
Samartex Henry Wellington End of Interim Charge 31 July Pre-season Annor Walker 5 August 2022 [11]
Great Olympics Annor Walker Signed by Samartex 5 August 2022 Pre-season Yaw Preko 6 August 2022 [12]
Hearts of Oak Samuel Boadu Sacked 28 September 2022 14th Slavko Matić 19 October 2022 [13][14]
King Faisal Branko Božović Sacked 4 October 2022 18th Jimmy Cobblah 7 October 2022 [15][16]
Kotoku Royals Seth Ablade Sacked 12 December 2022 18th John Eduafo 4 February 2023 [17][18]
Dreams FC Ignatius Osei-Fosu Sacked 20 December 2022 16th Abdul-Karim Zito 5 February 2023

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Medeama (C) 34 18 6 10 44 29 +15 60 CAF Champions League
2 Aduana Stars 34 15 10 9 32 25 +7 55
3 Bechem United 34 16 6 12 42 26 +16 54
4 Asante Kotoko 34 13 13 8 42 31 +11 52
5 Bibiani Gold Stars 34 13 10 11 39 36 +3 49
6 Dreams 34 13 9 12 38 30 +8 48 CAF Confederation Cup[a]
7 Karela United 34 13 8 13 32 32 0 47
8 Berekum Chelsea 34 13 8 13 36 35 +1 47
9 Legon Cities 34 12 10 12 39 38 +1 46
10 Samartex 34 12 10 12 28 29 −1 46
11 RTU 34 12 10 12 39 42 −3 46
12 Hearts of Oak 34 12 10 12 32 37 −5 46
13 Nsoatreman 34 14 4 16 31 38 −7 46
14 Accra Lions 34 13 6 15 37 44 −7 45
15 Great Olympics 34 12 9 13 29 35 −6 45
16 Tamale City (R) 34 10 12 12 38 37 +1 42 Relegation to Division One League
17 King Faisal (R) 34 12 6 16 31 43 −12 42
18 Kotoku Royals (R) 34 7 5 22 35 57 −22 26
Source: Ghana Premier League and Flashscore
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2022–23 Ghanaian FA Cup winners

Results

Home \ Away ACC ADU ASA BEC BER BIB DRE GRE HEA KAR KIN KOT LEG MED NSO RTU SAM TAM
Accra Lions 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0
Aduana Stars 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–0
Asante Kotoko 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1
Bechem United 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 6–2 2–0 0–0
Berekum Chelsea 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1
Bibiani Gold Stars 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Dreams 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–0
Great Olympics 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Hearts of Oak 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–5 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–2
Karela United 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
King Faisal 2–1 2–3 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
Kotoku Royals 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 3–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 4–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–1
Legon Cities 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 1–1
Medeama 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–0
Nsoatreman 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
RTU 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 5–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Samartex 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0
Tamale City 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Ghana Abednego Tetteh Bibiani Gold Stars 18
2 Ghana Hafiz Konkoni Bechem United 15
3 Ghana Sampson Eduku Tamale City 14
4 Ghana Francis Andy Kumi Kotoku Royals 12
Ghana Jonathan Sowah Medeama
Ghana Afriye Mezack Berekum Chelsea
4 Ghana Vincent Atinga Medeama 11
Ghana Issah Kuka Real Tamale
Uganda Steven Mukwala Asante Kotoko
9 Ghana Samuel Ofori Nsoatreman 10

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Ghana Cephas Kofi Mantey Bechem United Nsoatreman 3–0 (H)[20] 20 November 2023
Ghana Hafiz Konkoni Bechem United Real Tamale United 6–2 (H)[21] 1 February 2023
Ghana Issah Kuka Real Tamale United Gold Stars 5–1 (H)[22] 16 April 2023
Ghana Seidu Basit4 Accra Lions Medeama 4–2 (H)[23] 23 April 2023
Notes

(H) – Home team

(A) – Away team

Assists

Rank Player Club Assists[19]
1 Ghana Stephen Badu Dankwa Real Tamale 7
2 Uganda Steven Mukwala Asante Kotoko 5
Ghana Samuel Adams Aduana Stars
Ghana Clinton Duodo Bechem United

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Ghana Felix Kyei Bechem United 15
Ghana Joseph Addo Aduana Stars
3 Ghana Lawrence Ansah Berekum Chelsea 12
5 Ghana Gregory Obeng Accra Lions 11
Ghana Joseph Baah Asante Kotoko

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month References
Player Club Manager Club Player Club
September Ghana Kwame Adom Frimpong Aduana Stars Ghana Christopher Ennin Berekum Chelsea Ghana Lord Bawa Martey Dreams [24][25][26]
November Ghana Ibrahim Laar Bibiani Gold Stars Ghana Michael Osei Bibiani Gold Stars Ghana Lawrence Ansah Samartex [27][28][29]
January Ghana Agyenim Boateng Mensah Dreams Ghana Kassim Mingle Ocansey Bechem United Ghana Lawrence Ansah Samartex [30][31][32]
February Ghana Abass Samari Accra Lions Ghana Paa Kwesi Fabin Aduana Stars Ghana Cisse Tijani Tamale City [33][34][35]
March Ghana Dominic Amponsah Accra Lions Ghana Evans Adotey Medeama Ghana Felix Kyei Medeama [36][37][38]
April Ghana Hafiz Konkoni Bechem United Ghana Paa Kwesi Fabin Aduana Stars Ghana William Essu Legon Cities [39][40][41]
May/June Ghana Abednego Tetteh Bibiani Gold Stars Ghana Evans Adotey Medeama Ghana Solomon Agbesi Dreams [42][43][44]

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