2021–22 Ghana Premier League

66th season of the Ghana Premier League
Football league season
Ghana Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates29 October 2021 – 19 June 2022
ChampionsAsante Kotoko
RelegatedEleven Wonders
WAFA
Elmina Sharks
Champions LeagueAsante Kotoko
Confederation CupHearts of Oak
Matches played306
Goals scored624 (2.04 per match)
Top goalscorerYaw Annor
(22 goals)
Biggest home winAshanti Gold 6–0 WAFA
(9 April 2022)
Biggest away winAshanti Gold 1–4 Eleven Wonders
(27 February 2022)
Highest scoringDreams 5–2 Great Olympics
(20 March 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Aduana Stars
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Bechem United
Longest winless run10 matches
Elmina Sharks, King Faisal
Longest losing run7 matches
Elmina Sharks, King Faisal
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The 2021–22 Ghana Premier League was the 66th season of the top professional association football league in Ghana[1] which began on 29 October 2021 and concluded on 19 June 2022.[2] Hearts of Oak were the defending champions.[3]

Asante Kotoko won the league for a record-extending 25th time and the first since 2014 after a 1–1 draw against Ashanti Gold[4] and were handed the trophy on the season's final day after a 3-0 triumph over relegated Elmina Sharks.[5] As champions, Kotoko will participate in the qualification procedures for the following season's CAF Champions League.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the league; the 15 from the previous season and the 3 winners of the Division One League zones. The promoted teams were Bibiani Gold Stars and Accra Lions, who both achieved promotion for the first time.[6] RTU returned to the league for the first time since their relegation in 2013.[7] They replaced Ebusua Dwarfs, Liberty Professionals and Inter Allies.[8]

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
Ashanti Gold Obuasi Len Clay Stadium 20,000
Bechem United Bechem Nana Gyeabour's Park 5,000
Berekum Chelsea Berekum Golden City Sports Stadium 5,000
Bibiani Gold Stars Bibiani Dun's Park 7,000
Dreams Dawu Dawu Sports Stadium 5,000
Eleven Wonders Techiman Ohene Ameyaw Stadium 2,000
Elmina Sharks Elmina Nduom 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
Legon Cities Accra El Wak Stadium 7,000
Medeama Tarkwa TNA Park 15,000
RTU Tamale Tamale Stadium 21,017
WAFA Sogakope WAFA Park 1,000

Club managers and captains

The table lists club managers.

Team Manager Captain
Accra Lions England James Francis Ghana Richmond Tetteh Ankrah
Aduana Stars Ghana Ben Zola Ghana Joseph Addo
Asante Kotoko Ghana Prosper Narteh Ogum Ghana Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu
Ashanti Gold Ghana Thomas Duah Ghana Richard Osei Agyemang
Bechem United Ghana Mingle Ocansey Kasim Ghana Kofi Agbesimah
Berekum Chelsea Ghana Solomon Odwo Ghana Jackson Owusu
Bibiani Gold Stars Ghana Micheal Osei Ghana Yakubu Haqq
Dreams Ghana Ignatius Osei-Fosu Ghana Abdul Jalilu
Eleven Wonders Ghana Prince George Koffie Ghana Simms Kwayie
Elmina Sharks Ghana Kobina Amissah Ghana Ishmael Hammond
Great Olympics Ghana Annor Walker Ghana Jamal Deen Haruna
Hearts of Oak Ghana Samuel Boadu Ghana Abdul Fatawu Mohammed
Karela United Ghana Bismark Kobby Mensah Ghana Kwadwo Addae
King Faisal Serbia Branko Božović Ghana Richard Atrofi
Legon Cities Ghana Maxwell Konadu Ghana Francis Addo Nuer
Medeama Ghana Ben Owu Ghana Joseph Tetteh Zutah
RTU Ghana Shaibu Ibrahim Tanko Ghana Mohammed Hardi Abdulai
WAFA Spain Guillermo Zaragoza Ghana Konadu Yiadom

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment References
Bibiani Gold Stars Kobina Amissah Resigned 10 August 2021 Pre-Season Micheal Osei 27 August 2021 [9][10]
Medeama SC Yaw Preko Sacked 20 August 2021 Pre-Season Ignatius Osei-Fosu 20 August 2021 [11][12]
Eleven Wonders Ignatius Osei-Fosu Signed by Medeama SC 20 August 2021 Pre-Season Evans Adotey 13 September 2021 [13][14]
Ashanti Gold Ernest Thompson-Quartey Sacked 15 November 2021 10th Thomas Duah 15 November 2021 [15]
Medeama SC Ignatius Osei-Fosu Sacked 17 November 2021 14th Ben Owu 13 September 2021 [16]
Elmina Sharks Nii Lamptey Resigned 30 November 2021 11th Kobina Amissah 30 November 2021 [17]
Accra Lions Rainer Kraft Resigned 7 December 2021 11th James Francis 7 December 2021 [18][19]
Berekum Chelsea Moses Cofie Sacked 31 December 2021 7th Rui Gregório 1 February 2022 [20]
Elmina Sharks Mallam Yahaya Sacked 13 January 2022 18th Kobina Amissah 18 January 2022 [21]
Ashanti Gold Thomas Duah End of interim spell 31 January 2022 9th Henry Häusler 1 February 2022 [22]
Aduana Asare Bediako Sacked 1 February 2022 5th Ben Zola 4 February 2022 [23][24]
Dreams FC Vladislav Virić Resigned 8 February 2022 11th Abdul-Karim Zito 10 February 2022 [25]
Eleven Wonders Joachim Yaw Resigned 8 February 2022 17th Prince George Koffie 6 March 2022 [26]
Ashanti Gold Henry Häusler Sacked 2 March 2022 12th Thomas Duah 3 March 2022 [27]
Aduana Ben Zola End of interim spell 16 March 2022 2nd Felix Aboagye 17 March 2022 [28]
Berekum Chelsea Rui Gregório Sacked 31 March 2022 7th Solomon Odwo 1 April 2022 [29]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Asante Kotoko 34 19 10 5 48 20 +28 67 Qualification for the CAF Champions League first round
2 Medeama 34 16 8 10 28 25 +3 56
3 Bechem United 34 13 15 6 37 24 +13 54
4 Karela United 34 13 13 8 43 33 +10 52
5 Great Olympics 34 12 12 10 36 31 +5 48
6 Hearts of Oak 34 12 12 10 33 29 +4 48 Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup first round[a]
7 Ashanti Gold 34 13 8 13 46 37 +9 47 Caught match-fixing and admitted to the Division Two League[b]
8 Berekum Chelsea 34 12 11 11 29 30 −1 47
9 Bibiani Gold Stars 34 14 4 16 34 40 −6 46
10 Legon Cities 34 11 13 10 34 26 +8 46
11 Aduana Stars 34 11 12 11 33 28 +5 45
12 Accra Lions 34 12 9 13 26 38 −12 45
13 Dreams 34 11 11 12 47 44 +3 44
14 King Faisal 34 12 6 16 30 34 −4 42
15 RTU 34 10 11 13 40 48 −8 41
16 Eleven Wonders 34 10 10 14 29 38 −9 40 Relegation to Division One League
17 WAFA 34 8 11 15 27 42 −15 35
18 Elmina Sharks 34 5 8 21 24 57 −33 23
Source: Ghana Premier League and [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ Hearts Of Oak qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as the 2021–22 Ghanaian FA Cup winners
  2. ^ Ashanti Gold were caught match-fixing and were relegated.

Results

Home \ Away ACC ADU ASA ASH BEC BER BIB DRE ELE ELM GRE HEA KAR KIN LEG MED RTU WAF
Accra Lions 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0
Aduana Stars 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–0
Asante Kotoko 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0
Ashanti Gold 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–2 2–1 1–4 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 4–0 6–0
Bechem United 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 0–0
Berekum Chelsea 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0
Bibiani Gold Stars 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–4
Dreams 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Eleven Wonders 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Elmina Sharks 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–2
Great Olympics 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2
Hearts of Oak 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 2–1
Karela United 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–0
King Faisal 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0
Legon Cities 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1
Medeama 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
RTU 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0
WAFA 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Fixtures & Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

On July 17 the GFA annound that there will be a play-off between the three second-placed clubs in the Division One Leagues.

The three 2nd placed clubs, Tamale City FC, Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs FC and Liberty Professionals will play in a three-way League to determine the replacement for AshantiGold SC.

Ebusua Dwarfs v Liberty Professionals
4 August 2022 (2022-08-04) Ebusua Dwarfs1–3 Liberty Professionals Accra
15:00
  • MacAdjei 10'
  • Oduro 38', 60' (pen.)
 Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Referee: Frederick Samena
Liberty Professionals v Tamale City
6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) Liberty Professionals 0–1 Tamale City Accra
15:00 Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Tamale City v Ebusua Dwarfs
8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) Tamale City 1–1 Ebusua Dwarfs Accra
15:00 Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ghana Yaw Annor Ashanti Gold 22
2 Cameroon Franck Mbella Etouga Asante Kotoko 21
3 Ghana Bright Adjei Aduana Stars 14
Ghana Augustine Okrah Bechem United
5 Ghana Umar Bashiru Karela United 14
6 Ghana Agyenim Boateng Mensah Dreams F.C. 10
Ghana Laar Ibrahim Eleven Wonders
Ghana Maxwell Nii Abbey Quaye Great Olympics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Ghana Maxwell Abbey Quaye Great Olympics Accra Lions 3–1 (H)[30] 7 November 2021
Ghana Zubairu Ibrahim King Faisal Asante Kotoko 3–2 (H)[31] 5 December 2021
Ghana Franck Mbella Etouga Asante Kotoko Ashanti Gold 3–1 (H)[32] 9 January 2022
Ghana Franck Mbella Etouga Asante Kotoko Accra Lions 3–1 (H)[33] 12 February 2022
Ghana Bright Adjei Aduana Stars Eleven Wonders 3–0 (H)[34] 13 February 2022
Ghana Yaw Annor Ashanti Gold WAFA 6–0 (H)[35] 9 April 2022
Ghana Yaw Annor4 Ashanti Gold Berekum Chelsea 5–1 (H)[36] 1 May 2022
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Ghana Ibrahim Imoro Asante Kotoko 9
2 Ghana Ronald Frimpong RTU 7
3 Ghana Mawuli Wayo King Faisal 6
Ghana Justice Anane Berekum Chelsea
5 Ghana Salifu Ibrahim Hearts of Oak 5
Ghana Victor Oduro Dreams
Cameroon Georges Mfegue Asante Kotoko

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Ghana Abdulai Iddrisu Bechem United 18
2 Ghana Gregory Sekyere Berekum Chelsea 15
3 Ghana Fredrick Asare Accra Lions 14
4 Ghana Ibrahim Danlad Asante Kotoko 12
5 Ghana Stephen Kwaku Great Olympics 11
6 Ivory Coast Boris Mandjui Medeama 10
7 Ghana Joseph Addo Aduana Stars 9
Ghana Dennis Votere Ashanti Gold

Awards

Monthly awards

As of 4 May 2022

Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month References
Player Club Manager Club
November Ghana Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Dreams Ghana Prosper Narteh Ogum Asante Kotoko [37][38]
December Ghana Emmanuel Gyamfi Aduana Stars Ghana Asare Bediako Aduana Stars [39][40]
January Cameroon Franck Mbella Etouga Asante Kotoko Ghana Prosper Narteh Ogum Asante Kotoko [41][42]
February Ghana Bright Adjei Aduana Stars Ghana Annor Walker Great Olympics [43][44]
March Ghana Kelvin Andoh Karela United Ghana Kassim Mingle Bechem United [45]
April Ghana Yaw Annor Ashanti Gold Ghana Maxwell Konadu Legon Cities [46][47]

See also

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