Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 9 September 2022 – 11 June 2023 |
Champions | Medeama |
Relegated |
King Faisal Tamale City Kotoku Royals |
Champions League | Medeama |
Confederation Cup | Dreams |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 608 (1.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Abednego Tetteh (18 goals) |
Highest scoring |
Bechem United 6–2 Real Tamale United (1 February 2023) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Accra Lions |
Longest unbeaten run | 6 matches Aduana Stars, Dreams, Asante Kotoko, Medeama |
Longest winless run | 9 matches Kotoku Royals |
Longest losing run | 7 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.
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]
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 |
The table lists club managers.
Team | Manager | Captain |
---|---|---|
Accra Lions FC | James Francis | Dominic Nsobila |
Aduana Stars | Paa Kwesi Fabin | Bright Adjei |
Asante Kotoko | Seydou Zerbo | Richard Boadu |
Bechem United | Mingle Ocansey Kasim | Kofi Agbesimah |
Berekum Chelsea | Christopher Ennin | Fuseini Zackaria |
Bibiani Gold Stars | Micheal Osei | Yakubu Haqq |
Dreams FC | Ignatius Osei-Fosu | Abdul Jalilu |
Great Olympics | Yaw Preko | Razak Kasim |
Hearts of Oak | Slavko Matić | Mohammed Alhassan |
Karela United | Bismark Kobby Mensah | Kwadwo Addai |
King Faisal | Jimmy Cobblah | Samuel Kusi |
Kotoku Royals | Seth Ablade | Kingsley Afriyie |
Legon Cities | Maxwell Konadu | Jonah Attuquaye |
Medeama | David Duncan | Kwasi Donsu |
Nsoatreman FC | Mohammed Gargo | Obed Duah Anford |
Real Tamale United | Baba Nuhu | David Abagna |
Samartex | Annor Walker | Emmanuel Adu Siaw |
Tamale City FC | Mohammed Wahid | Collins Amoah Boateng |
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 |
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 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Abednego Tetteh | Bibiani Gold Stars | 18 |
2 | Hafiz Konkoni | Bechem United | 15 |
3 | Sampson Eduku | Tamale City | 14 |
4 | Francis Andy Kumi | Kotoku Royals | 12 |
Jonathan Sowah | Medeama | ||
Afriye Mezack | Berekum Chelsea | ||
4 | Vincent Atinga | Medeama | 11 |
Issah Kuka | Real Tamale | ||
Steven Mukwala | Asante Kotoko | ||
9 | Samuel Ofori | Nsoatreman | 10 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cephas Kofi Mantey | Bechem United | Nsoatreman | 3–0 (H) [20] | 20 November 2023 |
Hafiz Konkoni | Bechem United | Real Tamale United | 6–2 (H) [21] | 1 February 2023 |
Issah Kuka | Real Tamale United | Gold Stars | 5–1 (H) [22] | 16 April 2023 |
Seidu Basit4 | Accra Lions | Medeama | 4–2 (H) [23] | 23 April 2023 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Rank | Player | Club | Assists [19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Badu Dankwa | Real Tamale | 7 |
2 | Steven Mukwala | Asante Kotoko | 5 |
Samuel Adams | Aduana Stars | ||
Clinton Duodo | Bechem United |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Felix Kyei | Bechem United | 15 |
Joseph Addo | Aduana Stars | ||
3 | Lawrence Ansah | Berekum Chelsea | 12 |
5 | Gregory Obeng | Accra Lions | 11 |
Joseph Baah | Asante Kotoko |
Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | References | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
September | Kwame Adom Frimpong | Aduana Stars | Christopher Ennin | Berekum Chelsea | Lord Bawa Martey | Dreams | [24] [25] [26] |
November | Ibrahim Laar | Bibiani Gold Stars | Michael Osei | Bibiani Gold Stars | Lawrence Ansah | Samartex | [27] [28] [29] |
January | Agyenim Boateng Mensah | Dreams | Kassim Mingle Ocansey | Bechem United | Lawrence Ansah | Samartex | [30] [31] [32] |
February | Abass Samari | Accra Lions | Paa Kwesi Fabin | Aduana Stars | Cisse Tijani | Tamale City | [33] [34] [35] |
March | Dominic Amponsah | Accra Lions | Evans Adotey | Medeama | Felix Kyei | Medeama | [36] [37] [38] |
April | Hafiz Konkoni | Bechem United | Paa Kwesi Fabin | Aduana Stars | William Essu | Legon Cities | [39] [40] [41] |
May/June | Abednego Tetteh | Bibiani Gold Stars | Evans Adotey | Medeama | Solomon Agbesi | Dreams | [42] [43] [44] |