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Ghana Premier League First Round Statistics
After the first round of the Ghana Premier League, Bibiani Gold Stars are the league leaders chasing their first Premier League title since joining the league in the 2021/22 season.
Reviewing the first-round table, only 5 teams (Nsoatreman FC, Medeama SC, Goldstars, Nations FC and Heart of Lions) went on top of the league in 17 matches.
Heart of Lions prior to their Week 17 fixture were the team leading the league table and Goldstars have taken the position for the 4th time in the first round.
League leaders, Goldstars have amassed 33 points and the second-best points since the League moved from 16 to 18 club league with Asante Kotoko having the most points accumulated (37) in the first round of the league.
Medeama SC received the highest number of penalties in the league first round (3), while, Karela United, Asante Kotoko, and Nsoatreman received 2 each.
The Statistics include, Top scorers, clean sheets, General stats, red card table, League table, most home wins, most away wins, most draws, most goals scored, most goals conceded, Fatau Dauda’s team of the first round and the Penalty table.
Young Apostles defender Claude Shooting Bortey has been named NASCO player of the month for March following an outstanding run of performances.
The Young Apostles star edged out strong competition from Setsofia Aqetey of Vision FC and winger Samuel Okai of Bechem United after scoring three goals and earning one Man of the Match award during the period.
As part of his reward, Claude Bortey will receive a 43-inch NASCO Television set, courtesy of Electroland Ghana Limited, as well as a NASCO double-door bottom-freezer refrigerator.
GFA COMMUNICATIONS
Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz will address the media at a press conference on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
The event, scheduled for 1:00pm, will bring together members of the media to interact with the Portuguese trainer following his appointment as Black Stars head coach last week.
Queiroz will use the platform to share his vision for the team, outline his technical philosophy, and answer questions from the press ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The unveiling also provides an opportunity to formally introduce the coach to the Ghanaian public, set expectations for the World Cup campaign, and foster alignment between the technical team, the media, and supporters.
Ghana will be making a fifth appearance at the Mundial and have been drawn in Group L alongside Panama, England, and Croatia.
