2023–24 Ghana Premier League

Ghana Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates15 August 2023 –
Matches played153
Goals scored297 (1.94 per match)
Top goalscorerIsaac Mintah & Augustine Okrah (9 goals)
Biggest home winNations 4–0 Real Tamale United (1 November 2023)
Bechem United 4–0 Accra Lions (10 December 2023)
Biggest away winKarela United 0–4 Bechem United (3 December 2023)
Highest scoringAduana Stars 4–2 Bofoakwa Tano (1 November 2023)
Longest winning runAduana Stars & Nations FC (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runBechem United (10 matches)
Longest winless runHeart of Lions (14 matches)
Longest losing runReal Tamale United (5 matches)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 17 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Ghana Premier League is the 68th season of the top professional association football league in Ghana.[1] The season started on 15 August 2023. Medeama are the defending champions. The winners will qualify for the CAF Champions League. The bottom three teams are relegated to the Division One League.

The competition was called the betPawa Premier League at the beginning of the season after a title sponsorship deal was signed with betPawa last season in August 2022. In November 2023, the title sponsorship deal was terminated by betPawa.[2]

Teams

Eighteen teams compete in the league; 15 teams remaining from the previous season and 3 teams promoted from the Division One League.

Team changes

Promoted from
2023 Ghana Division One League 		Relegated to
2024 Ghana Division One League
Bofoakwa Tano
Heart of Lions
Nations 		King Faisal
Kotoku Royals
Tamale City
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Location of the 2023–24 Ghana Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Venue Capacity
Accra Lions 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
Bofoakwa Tano Sunyani Coronation Park 5,000
Dreams Dawu Dawu Sports Stadium 5,000
Great Olympics Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
Heart of Lions Kpando Kpando Stadium 5,000
Hearts of Oak Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
Karela United Aiyinase CAM Stadium 5,000
Legon Cities Accra El Wak Stadium 7,000
Medeama Tarkwa TNA Park 15,000
Nations Kumasi Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex 12,000
Nsoatreman Nsuatre Nana Kronmansah Park 2,000
Real Tamale United Tamale Tamale Stadium 21,017
Samartex Samreboi Samartex Park 7,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Samartex 17 10 2 5 23 11 +12 32 Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2 Aduana Stars 17 10 0 7 27 16 +11 30
3 Asante Kotoko 17 8 5 4 18 12 +6 29
4 Nations 17 8 3 6 20 14 +6 27
5 Nsoatreman 17 8 3 6 16 13 +3 27
6 Berekum Chelsea 17 8 3 6 13 12 +1 27
7 Bechem United 17 7 5 5 23 15 +8 26
8 Medeama 17 7 4 6 15 15 0 25
9 Legon Cities 17 7 3 7 17 21 −4 24
10 Dreams 17 6 4 7 16 18 −2 22
11 Hearts of Oak 17 4 9 4 13 12 +1 21
12 Great Olympics 17 5 6 6 10 12 −2 21
13 Accra Lions 17 5 5 7 17 26 −9 20
14 Bibiani Gold Stars 17 4 6 7 18 21 −3 18
15 Bofoakwa Tano 17 3 9 5 9 15 −6 18
16 Karela United 17 3 8 6 13 20 −7 17 Relegation to Division One League
17 Real Tamale United 17 5 2 10 17 28 −11 17
18 Heart of Lions 17 2 9 6 12 16 −4 15
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2024. Source: Ghana Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Play-off

Results

Home \ Away ACC ADU ASA BEC BER BIB BOF DRE GRE HOL HEA KAR LEG MED NAT NSO RTU SAM
Accra Lions — 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–3
Aduana Stars 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–0
Asante Kotoko 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Bechem United 4–0 — 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0
Berekum Chelsea 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
Bibiani Gold Stars 1–1 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 4–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–0
Bofoakwa Tano 1–1 0–2 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2
Dreams 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 — 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
Great Olympics 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0
Heart of Lions 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 2–2
Hearts of Oak 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 — 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0
Karela United 2–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–0
Legon Cities 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 0–2 3–1
Medeama 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–0
Nations 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 4–1 4–0 2–0
Nsoatreman 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–0
Real Tamale United 1–3 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 —
Samartex 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2024. Source: Global Sports Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Transfers

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 17 January 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Ghana Isaac Mintah Aduana Stars 9
Ghana Augustine Okrah Bechem United
3 Uganda Steven Mukwala Asante Kotoko 8
4 Ghana Baba Hamadu Musa Samartex 7
5 Ghana Afriyie Owusu Real Tamale 6
Ghana Bright Adjei Aduana Stars
Ghana Stephen Amankonah Berekum Chelsea
Ghana Hamza Issah Hearts of Oak
Ghana Prince Owusu Bibiani Gold Stars
Ghana Abdul Aziz Issah Dreams
Ghana Abdul Manaf Umar Nsoatreman
Ghana Asamoah Boateng Afriyie Nations FC

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Player Club Manager Club
September Ghana Dauda Saaka[4] Bofoakwa Tano Ghana Frimpong Manso[5] Bofoakwa Tano
October Ghana Isaac Mintah[6] Aduana Stars Ghana Maxwell Konadu[7] Nsoatreman
November Ghana Augustine Okrah[8] Bechem United Ghana Christopher Ennin[9] Berekum Chelsea

References

  1. ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY". Ghana Football Association. The Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ Ayamga, Emmanuel (30 November 2023). "Ghana Premier League loses headline sponsorship". Pulse Ghana. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ "betPawa Premier League 2023/2024 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Saaka Dauda wins Ghana Premier League player of the month award for September". Kickgh.com. 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Frimpong Manso wins NASCO coach of the month for September". Ghana Football Federation. 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Aduana Stars goal poacher Isaac Mintah wins GPL player of the month for October award". Kickgh.com. 21 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Maxwell Konadu wins NASCO coach of the month award for October". Ghana Football Federation. 21 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Bechem United star Augustine Okrah wins Ghana Premier League player of the month for November award". Kickgh.com. 18 December 2023.
  9. ^ "BEREKUM CHELSEA'S CHRIS ENNIN GETS NASCO COACH OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER". Ghana Football Federation. 18 December 2023.

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