2023–24 Ghana Premier League

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Ghana Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates15 August 2023 – 16 June 2024
ChampionsSamartex
Relegated
Champions LeagueSamartex
Matches played306
Goals scored625 (2.04 per match)
Top goalscorerStephen Amankona (19 goals)
Biggest home winAccra Lions 5–0 Berekum Chelsea (9 March 2024)
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)

The 2023–24 Ghana Premier League, sponsored until 30 November 2023 as the betPawa Premier League,[1][2] was the 68th season of the top professional association football league in Ghana that ran from 15 August 2023 to 16 June 2024.

Medeama were the defending champions after winning the inaugural title in the previous season but finished 8th, partly due to their CAF Champions League commitments. Samartex finished top and won their maiden league title,[3] thus they qualified for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League. Accra Great Olympics, Bofoakwa Tano and Real Tamale United finished bottom of the league and got relegated to the Division One League for next season.

Teams

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The following teams competed in the league; 15 teams remaining from the 2022–23 season and 3 teams promoted from the Division One League.

Team changes

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Promoted from
2023 Division One League 		Relegated to
2024 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

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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 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 Nalerigu Naa Sheriga Sports Complex 1,000
Legon Cities Accra El Wak Stadium 7,000
Medeama Tarkwa TNA Park 15,000
Nations FC 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Samartex 34 19 4 11 45 28 +17 61 Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2 Accra Lions 34 14 9 11 37 36 +1 51
3 Berekum Chelsea 34 15 6 13 37 41 −4 51
4 Aduana Stars 34 16 2 16 43 36 +7 50
5 Nsoatreman 34 14 8 12 33 29 +4 50
6 Asante Kotoko 34 14 7 13 35 29 +6 49
7 Nations FC 34 14 7 13 32 28 +4 49
8 Medeama 34 14 7 13 27 26 +1 49
9 Dreams 34 13 9 12 44 35 +9 48
10 Bechem United 34 12 12 10 41 34 +7 48
11 Bibiani Gold Stars 34 12 11 11 41 40 +1 47
12 Karela United 34 12 10 12 36 42 −6 46
13 Heart of Lions 33 11 11 11 32 27 +5 44
14 Hearts of Oak 35 11 13 11 37 33 +4 46
15 Legon Cities 34 13 6 15 29 38 −9 45
16 Great Olympics 34 11 11 12 27 27 0 44 Relegation to Division One League
17 Bofoakwa Tano 34 6 15 13 21 36 −15 33
18 Real Tamale United 34 9 4 21 31 63 −32 31
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

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Home \ Away ACC ADU ASA BEC BER BIB BOF DRE GRE HOL HEA KAR LEG MED NAT NSO RTU SAM
Accra Lions — 0–0 0–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–3
Aduana Stars 0–1 — 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–2
Asante Kotoko 2–3 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0
Bechem United 4–0 1–0 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–2 1–0
Berekum Chelsea 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
Bibiani Gold Stars 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–0
Bofoakwa Tano 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 — 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2
Dreams 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 — 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 8–1 2–2
Great Olympics 3–0 4–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 [a] 0–0
Heart of Lions 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Hearts of Oak 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 — 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0
Karela United 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 4–2
Legon Cities 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 — 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1
Medeama 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Nations 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 — 4–1 4–0 2–0
Nsoatreman 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
Real Tamale United 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–0
Samartex 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 —
Source: Global Sports Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Great Olympics was awarded a 3–0 win as Real Tamale failed to provide a team for the game.[4]

Transfers

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Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 16 June 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Ghana Stephen Amankona Berekum Chelsea 19
2 Uganda Steven Mukwala Asante Kotoko 14
Ghana Agyenim Boateng Mensah Dreams
4 Ghana Hamza Issah Hearts of Oak 13
Ghana Ebenezer Abban Heart of Lions
6 Ghana Evans Osei Wusu Samartex 11
Ghana Mohammed Mankuyeli Real Tamale
Ghana Asamoah Boateng Afriyie Nations FC
9 Ghana Baba Hamadu Musa Samartex 10

Hattricks

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Player For Against Score Date Ref(s)
Ghana Albert Amoah Accra Great Olympics Aduana Stars 4–2 (H) 24 March 2024
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Ghana Agyenim Boateng Mensah5 Dreams Real Tamale 8–1 (H) 12 June 2024
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Notes

5 Player scored 5 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Player Club Manager Club
September Ghana Dauda Saaka[8] Bofoakwa Tano Ghana Frimpong Manso[9] Bofoakwa Tano
October Ghana Isaac Mintah[10] Aduana Stars Ghana Maxwell Konadu[11] Nsoatreman
November Ghana Augustine Okrah[12] Bechem United Ghana Christopher Ennin[13] Berekum Chelsea
December Uganda Steven Mukwala Asante Kotoko Ghana Prosper Narteh Ogum[14] Asante Kotoko
February/March Ghana Evans Osei Wusu[15] Samartex Ghana Kassim Mingle[16] Nations FC
April Ghana Francis Acquah[17] Bechem United Ghana Frimpong Manso[18] Bibiani Gold Stars
May/June Ghana Ebenezer Abban[19] Hearts of Lions Ghana Bashir Hayford[20] Hearts of Lions

References

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  1. ^ "betPawa set to exit Ghana Premier League sponsorship deal after one year". Ghana Soccernet. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  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. ^ "Samartex 1996 crowned 2023–24 Ghana Premier League champions". Ghana Football Association. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Great Olympics relegated on final day". Asaase Radio. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "betPawa Premier League 2023/2024 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Week 23 Match report: Great Olympics 4–2 Aduana FC". Ghana Soccernet. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Dreams FC striker Agyenim Boateng becomes first player to score five goals in 2023–24 Ghana Premier League season". Kick GH. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Saaka Dauda wins Ghana Premier League player of the month award for September". Kick GH. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Frimpong Manso wins NASCO coach of the month for September". Ghana Football Association. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Aduana Stars goal poacher Isaac Mintah wins GPL player of the month for October award". Kick GH. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Maxwell Konadu wins NASCO coach of the month award for October". Ghana Football Association. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Bechem United star Augustine Okrah wins Ghana Premier League player of the month for November award". Kick GH. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Berekum Chelsea's Chris Ennin gets NASCO Coach of the Month for November". Ghana Football Association. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  14. ^ "GPL: Kotoko's Mukwala named player of the month for December; Dr Ogum wins coach of the month". GBC. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Samartex winger Evans Osei Wusu clinches Ghana Premier League Player of the Month award for February/March". Kick GH. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Kassim Mingle wins GPL Coach of the Month for February/March award". Sports World Ghana. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Francis Acquah crowned NASCO Player of the Month for April". Ghana Football Association. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Stephen Frimpong Manso wins NASCO Coach of the Month for April". Ghana Football Association. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Ebenezer Abban named NASCO Player of the Month for May/June". Ghana Soccernet. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Bashir Hayford named NASCO Coach of the Month for May/June 2024". Ghana Soccernet. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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