# 2023–24 Ghana Premier League

The 2023–24 Ghana Premier League, sponsored until 30 November 2023 as the betPawa Premier League, 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, 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

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

| Promoted from 2023 Division One League | Relegated to 2024 Division One League |
| Bofoakwa Tano Heart of Lions Nations | King Faisal Kotoku Royals Tamale City |

### 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 | 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 | Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium | 20,000 |
| Samartex | Samreboi | Samartex Park | 7,000 |

## League table

| 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 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 45 | |
| 14 | Hearts of Oak | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 45 | |
| 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 | Relegation to Division One League |
| 18 | Real Tamale United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 31 | Relegation to Division One League |

## Results

| 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 | 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 | — |
* ↑ Great Olympics was awarded a 3–0 win as Real Tamale failed to provide a team for the game.

## Transfers

* List of Ghana Premier League football transfers summer 2023

## Statistics
### Top scorers

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

### Hattricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref(s) |
| Albert Amoah | Accra Great Olympics | Aduana Stars | 4–2 (H) | 24 March 2024 | |
| Agyenim Boateng Mensah$^5$ | Dreams | Real Tamale | 8–1 (H) | 12 June 2024 | |

#### Notes

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

## Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club | Manager | Club |
| September | Dauda Saaka | Bofoakwa Tano | Frimpong Manso | Bofoakwa Tano |
| October | Isaac Mintah | Aduana Stars | Maxwell Konadu | Nsoatreman |
| November | Augustine Okrah | Bechem United | Christopher Ennin | Berekum Chelsea |
| December | Steven Mukwala | Asante Kotoko | Prosper Narteh Ogum | Asante Kotoko |
| February/March | Evans Osei Wusu | Samartex | Kassim Mingle | Nations FC |
| April | Francis Acquah | Bechem United | Frimpong Manso | Bibiani Gold Stars |
| May/June | Ebenezer Abban | Hearts of Lions | Bashir Hayford | Hearts of Lions |

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Average attendance |
| 1 | Accra Hearts of Oak | 3,105 |
| 2 | Asante Kotoko | 1,284 |
| 3 | Medeama SC | 1,140 |
| 4 | Samartex | 1,040 |
| 5 | Bechem United | 696 |
| 6 | Real Tamale United | 696 |
| 7 | Aduana Stars | 608 |
| 8 | Nsoatreman FC | 583 |
| 9 | Bibiani Gold Stars | 516 |
| 10 | Heart of Lions | 440 |
| 11 | Bofoakwa Tano | 430 |
| 12 | Karela United | 350 |
| 13 | Great Olympics | 348 |
| 14 | Nations FC | 262 |
| 15 | Berekum Chelsea | 254 |
| 16 | Legon Cities FC | 212 |
| 17 | Dreams FC | 180 |
| 18 | Accra Lions FC | 110 |