# 2021–22 Ghana Premier League

The 2021–22 Ghana Premier League was the 66th season of the top professional association football league in Ghana which began on 29 October 2021 and concluded on 19 June 2022. Hearts of Oak were the defending champions.
Asante Kotoko won the league for a record-extending 25th time and the first since 2014 after a 1–1 draw against Ashanti Gold and were handed the trophy on the season's final day after a 3-0 triumph over relegated Elmina Sharks. 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. RTU returned to the league for the first time since their relegation in 2013. They replaced Ebusua Dwarfs, Liberty Professionals and Inter Allies.

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

### Managerial changes

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

## 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 |
| 7 | Ashanti Gold | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 47 | Caught match-fixing and admitted to the Division Two League |
| 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 | Relegation to Division One League |
| 18 | Elmina Sharks | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 23 | Relegation to Division One League |
* ↑ Hearts Of Oak qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as the 2021–22 Ghanaian FA Cup winners
* ↑ 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 | |

## 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.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

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

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Maxwell Abbey Quaye | Great Olympics | Accra Lions | 3–1 (H) | 7 November 2021 |
| Zubairu Ibrahim | King Faisal | Asante Kotoko | 3–2 (H) | 5 December 2021 |
| Franck Mbella Etouga | Asante Kotoko | Ashanti Gold | 3–1 (H) | 9 January 2022 |
| Franck Mbella Etouga | Asante Kotoko | Accra Lions | 3–1 (H) | 12 February 2022 |
| Bright Adjei | Aduana Stars | Eleven Wonders | 3–0 (H) | 13 February 2022 |
| Yaw Annor | Ashanti Gold | WAFA | 6–0 (H) | 9 April 2022 |
| Yaw Annor$^4$ | Ashanti Gold | Berekum Chelsea | 5–1 (H) | 1 May 2022 |

##### Notes

(H) – Home team (A) – Away team

### Assists

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

### Clean sheets

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

## Awards
### Monthly awards

As of 4 May 2022
| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | References |
| Month | Player | Club | Manager | Club | References |
| November | Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | Dreams | Prosper Narteh Ogum | Asante Kotoko | |
| December | Emmanuel Gyamfi | Aduana Stars | Asare Bediako | Aduana Stars | |
| January | Franck Mbella Etouga | Asante Kotoko | Prosper Narteh Ogum | Asante Kotoko | |
| February | Bright Adjei | Aduana Stars | Annor Walker | Great Olympics | |
| March | Kelvin Andoh | Karela United | Kassim Mingle | Bechem United | |
| April | Yaw Annor | Ashanti Gold | Maxwell Konadu | Legon Cities | |