The 2022–23 Ghana Premier League, known as the betPawa Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 67th season of the top professional association football league in Ghana. 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. They replaced WAFA, Techiman Eleven Wonders and Elmina Sharks.
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationVenueCapacityAccra Lions FCAccraAccra Sports Stadium40,000Aduana StarsDormaa AhenkroAgyeman Badu Stadium7,000Asante KotokoKumasiBaba Yara Stadium40,000Bechem UnitedBechemNana Gyeabour's Park5,000Berekum ChelseaBerekumSports Stadium5,000Bibiani Gold StarsBibianiDun's Park7,000Dreams FCDawuDawu Sports Stadium5,000Great OlympicsAccraAccra Sports Stadium40,000Hearts of OakAccraAccra Sports Stadium40,000Karela UnitedAiyinaseCAM Stadium5,000King FaisalKumasiBaba Yara Stadium40,000Kotoku RoyalsAkim OdaAkim Oda Stadium3,000Legon CitiesAccraEl Wak Stadium7,000MedeamaTarkwaTNA Park15,000NsoatremanNsuatreNana Kronmansah Park2,000Real Tamale UnitedTamaleTamale Stadium21,017SamartexSamreboiSamartex Park7,000Tamale City FCTamaleTamale Stadium21,017
Club managers and captains The table lists club managers.
TeamManagerCaptainAccra Lions FC James Francis Dominic NsobilaAduana Stars Paa Kwesi Fabin Bright AdjeiAsante Kotoko Seydou Zerbo Richard BoaduBechem United Mingle Ocansey Kasim Kofi AgbesimahBerekum Chelsea Christopher Ennin Fuseini ZackariaBibiani Gold Stars Micheal Osei Yakubu HaqqDreams FC Ignatius Osei-Fosu Abdul JaliluGreat Olympics Yaw Preko Razak KasimHearts of Oak Slavko Matić Mohammed AlhassanKarela United Bismark Kobby Mensah Kwadwo AddaiKing Faisal Jimmy Cobblah Samuel KusiKotoku Royals Seth Ablade Kingsley Afriyie Legon Cities Maxwell Konadu Jonah AttuquayeMedeama David Duncan Kwasi DonsuNsoatreman FC Mohammed Gargo Obed Duah AnfordReal Tamale United Baba Nuhu David AbagnaSamartex Annor Walker Emmanuel Adu SiawTamale City FC Mohammed Wahid Collins Amoah Boateng
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentReferencesReal Tamale UnitedIbrahim Tanko ShaibuResigned26 JulyPre-seasonBaba Nuhu12 August 2022SamartexHenry Wellington End of Interim Charge31 JulyPre-seasonAnnor Walker5 August 2022Great OlympicsAnnor WalkerSigned by Samartex5 August 2022Pre-seasonYaw Preko6 August 2022Hearts of OakSamuel BoaduSacked28 September 202214thSlavko Matić19 October 2022King FaisalBranko BožovićSacked4 October 202218thJimmy Cobblah7 October 2022Kotoku RoyalsSeth AbladeSacked12 December 202218thJohn Eduafo4 February 2023Dreams FCIgnatius Osei-FosuSacked20 December 202216thAbdul-Karim Zito5 February 2023
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Abednego TettehBibiani Gold Stars182 Hafiz KonkoniBechem United153 Sampson EdukuTamale City144 Francis Andy KumiKotoku Royals12 Jonathan SowahMedeama Afriye MezackBerekum Chelsea4 Vincent AtingaMedeama11 Issah KukaReal Tamale Steven MukwalaAsante Kotoko9 Samuel OforiNsoatreman10
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstResultDate Cephas Kofi ManteyBechem UnitedNsoatreman3–0 (H)20 November 2023 Hafiz KonkoniBechem UnitedReal Tamale United6–2 (H)1 February 2023 Issah KukaReal Tamale UnitedGold Stars5–1 (H)16 April 2023 Seidu Basit4Accra LionsMedeama4–2 (H)23 April 2023
Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Stephen Badu DankwaReal Tamale72 Steven MukwalaAsante Kotoko5 Samuel AdamsAduana Stars Clinton DuodoBechem United
Clean sheets +RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Felix KyeiBechem United15 Joseph AddoAduana Stars3 Lawrence AnsahBerekum Chelsea125 Gregory ObengAccra Lions11 Joseph BaahAsante Kotoko
Awards
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthReferencesPlayerClubManager ClubPlayerClubSeptember Kwame Adom FrimpongAduana Stars Christopher EnninBerekum Chelsea Lord Bawa MarteyDreamsNovember Ibrahim LaarBibiani Gold Stars Michael OseiBibiani Gold Stars Lawrence AnsahSamartexJanuary Agyenim Boateng MensahDreams Kassim Mingle OcanseyBechem United Lawrence AnsahSamartexFebruary Abass SamariAccra Lions Paa Kwesi FabinAduana Stars Cisse TijaniTamale CityMarch Dominic AmponsahAccra Lions Evans AdoteyMedeama Felix KyeiMedeamaApril Hafiz KonkoniBechem United Paa Kwesi FabinAduana Stars William EssuLegon CitiesMay/June Abednego TettehBibiani Gold Stars Evans AdoteyMedeama Solomon AgbesiDreams
References
External links
Official Website