2025-26 GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW AND GENERAL STATISTICS AFTER MATCH DAY 8 FIXTURES 

By: Isaac Amponsah (Dr Ike) and Aaron Kintoh 

After Week eight fixtures of the 2025-26 Ghana Premier League season, played across all match venues in the country, only three outstanding games remain: Basake Holy Stars vs Asante Kotoko, Asante Kotoko vs Young Apostles, and Vision FC vs Asante Kotoko, due to Asante Kotoko's CAF inter-club competition commitments.

FACTSGH.COM has reviewed all 69 games played out of the total 72 games, with general statistical regard to the league table, MVP winners, goal king chart, clean sheets, cards, and week seven match results.

• Friday, October 31, 2025
Venue: Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park 
Bechem United             0-0 Nations FC
MVP: Frank Amankwah - Bechem United 

• Saturday, November 1, 2025
Venue: Hohoe Sports Stadium 
Hohoe United                1-1 Medeama  SC                     
Francis Odoom 7'// Abdul Salam 44'
MVP: Kwaku Musah - Hohoe United 
 
• Sunday, November 2, 2025
Venue: University of Ghana Sports Stadium 
Eleven Wonders            0-1 Aduana FC
Charles Gyamfi Kamara 84'
MVP: Charles Gyamfi Kamara - Aduana FC 

• Sunday, November 2, 2025
Venue: Tuba Astro Turf 
Dreams FC                     2-0 FC Samartex 1996
Suraj Seidu 30'// Jonathan Memorden 85'
MVP: Christian Owusu 

• Sunday, November 2, 2025
Venue: Ampain AAK II Sports Arena 
Basake Holy Stars FC  1-2 Hearts of Oak
Issah Yakubu 69' (pen)// Frank Abora 45' (pen), Hamza Issah 60'
NB: Gordon Cubjoe (Hearts of Oak) red carded
MVP: Prince Tweneboah - Basake Holy Stars

• Sunday, November 2, 2025
Venue: Swedru  Sports Stadium 
Swedru All Blacks        1-1 Kpando Heart of Lions 
Rudolf Junior Nana Kwesi Mensah 81'// Chauncy Freeman 45'+2'
MVP: Yaw Danso - Heart of Lions 

• Sunday, November 2, 2025
Venue: Dun’s Park 
Bibiani Gold Stars        1-0 Young Apostles 
Sampson Eduku - Bibiani Gold Stars 
NB: Fuseini Ibrahim (Young Apostles) red carded 
MVP: Emmanuel Kontor - Bibiani Gold Stars 

• Sunday, October 2, 2025
Venue: Golden City Park
 Berekum Chelsea        1-0 Vision FC 
Abubakari Seidu 54'
MVP: Michael Awuah Mensah 

• Sunday, October 2, 2025 
Venues: Baba Yara Sports Stadium 
Asante Kotoko              4-2 Karela United 
Hubert Gyau (brace) 8', 23', Seth Kwadwo 36', Peter Amidu Acquah 61'//Bless Ege 17 (pen), Abdul Raman Yaya 76'
MVP: Seth Kwadwo - Asante Kotoko 

√ OUTSTANDING GAMES:
• Basake Holy Stars vs Asante kotoko (Match Day 3)
• Asante Kotoko vs Young Apostles 
(Match Day 6)
• Vision FC  vs  Asante Kotoko (Match Day 7)

√ CURRENT STANDINGS AFTER MATCH DAY EIGHT FIXTURES.
1. Aduana FC                  - 18
2. Medeama SC             - 17
3. Hearts Of Oak            - 16
4. Bibiani Gold Stars     - 16
5. Heart of Lions            - 15
6. FC Samartex 1996    - 13
7. Karela United             - 12
8. Asante Kotoko           - 11
9. Young Apostles         - 11
10. Hohoe United             - 9
11. Nations FC                 - 9
12. Vision FC                    - 8
13. Berekum Chelsea      - 8
14. Swedru All Blacks     - 7
15. Dreams FC                  - 7
16. Bechem United          - 6
17. Eleven Wonders        - 2
18. Basake Holy Stars    - 2  
    
√ SCORERS CHART AFTER MATCH DAY 8 FIXTURES.

• A total of 83 players have appeared on the scoring sheet after match Day 8 games.

• 6 goals (1 player)
1. Samuel Attah Kumi (Bibiani Gold Stars)

• 5 goals (1 Player)
1. Emmanuel Annor (Nations FC)

• 4 goals (3 players)
1. Richmond Opoku (Young Apostles)
2. Emmanuel Marfo (Aduana FC)
3. Bless Ege (Karela United)

• 3 goals (2 players)
1. Safianu Usman (Hohoe United)
2. Abdul Salam (Medeama SC)

• 2 goals (21 players)
1. Ernest Appiah (Dreams FC)
2. Suraj Seidu (Dreams FC)
3. Darlvin Yeboah (Bechem United)
4. Kweku Asuandzi Baffoe (Swedru All Blacks)
5. Hafiz Alhassan (Swedru All Blacks)
6. Rudolf Junior Nana Mensah (Swedru All Blacks)
7. Emmanuel Owusu (Medeama SC) 
8. Kamaradini Mamudu (Medeama SC) 
9. Huseine Issah (Young Apostles)
10. Kwadwo Obeng Jnr (Heart of Lions)
11. Micheal Ephson (Heart of Lions)
12. Chauncey Freeman (Heart of Lions)
13. Albert Amoah (Asante Kotoko)
14. Peter Amidu Acquah (Asante Kotoko)
15. Hubert Gyau (Asante Kotoko)
16. Eduku Sampson (Bibiani Gold Stars)
17. Sumaila Abdul Naseru (Vision FC)
18. Emmanuel Mamah (FC Samartex 1996)
19. Mawuli Wayo (Hearts of Oak)
20. Hamza Issah (Hearts of Oak)
21. Abdul Raman Yaya (Karela United)

• 1 goal (55 players)
1. Seth Kwadwo (Asante Kotoko )
2. Ebenezer Abban (Heart of Lions)
3. Paul Attah Agyei (Heart of Lions)
4. Ishmael Addo (Heart of Lions)
5. Macaulley Kojo Kuma (Heart of Lions)
6. Anthony Owusu (Heart of Lions)
7. Jacob Mensah (Medeama SC)
8. Paul Yeboah (Medeama SC)
9. Ibrahim Nurudeen (Medeama SC)
10. Kingsley Braye (Medeama SC)
11. Samuel Tetteh (Nations FC)
12. Malik Abubakari (Karela United)
13. Zaidan Mohammed (Karela United)
14. Felix Mortu (Karela United)
15. Jonathan Memorden (Dreams FC)
16. John Antwi (Dreams FC)
17. Christian Owusu (Dreams FC) 
18. Zayat Abubakari (Swedru All Blacks)
19. Benjamin Adjei (Swedru All Blacks)
20. Abass Ganiu (Hohoe United)
21. William Oduro (Hohoe United)
22. Sena Ati (Hohoe United)
23. Paul Kwame (Hohoe United)
24. Francis Odoom (Hohoe United)
25. Enock Asubonteng (Hearts of Oak)
26. Hussien Mohammed (Hearts of Oak)
27. Frank Abora (Hearts of Oak)
28. George Paaku (Hearts of Oak)
29. Samuel Mensah Tetteh (FC Samartex)
30. Osman Zakaria (FC Samartex)
31. Dramani Awuah (FC Samartex)
32. Benedict Agyei (FC Samartex)
33. Clinton Kumi (FC Samartex)
34. Amponsah Henson (Aduana FC)
35. Mizack Afriyie (Aduana FC)
36. Alex Boakye (Aduana FC)
37. Daouda Ben Sidibe (Aduana FC)
38. Charles Gyamfi Kamara (Aduana FC)
39. Nana Kusi Asante (Vision FC)
40. Emmanuel Sanja (Vision FC)
41. Daniel Yemoh (Vision FC)
42. Sherif Mohammed Iddrisu (Vision FC)
43. Michael Nkoah (Bibiani Gold Stars)
44. Richard Kotey Amon (Bibiani Gold Stars)
45. Abubakari Seidu (Berekum Chelsea)
46. Prince Anane (Berekum Chelsea)
47. Faisal Shaibu (Berekum Chelsea)
48. Marvin Owusu (Berekum Chelsea )
49. Kwesi Sorotu Badori (Berekum Chelsea)
50. Ramzy Abubakari (Young Apostles)
51. Eden Kofi Asamoah (Eleven Wonders)
52. Frank Awere (Eleven Wonders)
53. Daniel Lomotey (Eleven Wonders)
54. Yaw Acheampong (Bechem United)
55. Abdul Razak Alhassan (Bechem United)

√ MOST CLEAN SHEETS

• A total of 25 goalkeepers have appeared on the clean sheet list in the ongoing season of the Ghana Premier League: 

• 5 CLEAN SHEETS (2 players)
1. Benjamin Asare (Hearts of Oak)
2. Lawrence Osei (Heart of Lions)

• 3 CLEAN SHEETS (5 Players)
1. Kwame Aziz (Vision FC)
2. Felix Kyei (Medeama SC)
3. Zakari Musah (FC Samartex)
4. Osei Prince (Aduana FC)
5. Emmanuel Kobi (Bibiani Gold Stars)

• 2 CLEAN SHEETS (12 players) 
1. Gidios Aseako (Dreams FC)
2. Benjamin Asiedu (Bechem United)
3. Emmanuel Anning (Bechem United)
4. Abdul Ganiu Mohammed (Karela United)
5. Daniel Afadzwu (Karela United)
6. Mohammed Camara (Asante Kotoko )
7. Aziz Dari Haruna (Asante Kotoko)
8. Zulka Masawudu (Young Apostles)
9. Kwaku Musah (Hohoe United)
10. Clement Aryee (Swedru All Blacks)
11. Joseph Baah (Techiman Eleven Wonders)
12. Eric Ofori-Antwi (Berekum Chelsea)

• 1 CLEAN SHEETS (6 players)
1. Patrick Appiah (Basake Holy Stars)
2. Dubi Tayi Kaasi (Basake Holy Stars)
3. Shaibu Issah (FC Samartex)
4. Hardina Bariu (Nations FC)
5. Rabin Ousmani Sanon (Nations FC)
6. Massawudu Inusah (Aduana FC)

√ MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (MVP) AFTER MATCH DAY 8 FIXTURES.
• A total of 55 players have appeared on the MVP list after match Day 8 games.

• 3 MVP (1 player)
1. Samuel Attah Kumi (Bibiani Gold Stars)

• 2 MVP (9 players)
1. Zaidan Mohammed (Karela United)
2. Albert Amoah (Asante kotoko)
3. Abdul Naseru Sumaila (Vision FC)
4. Emmanuel Marfo (Aduana FC)
5. Amponsah Henson (Aduana FC)
6. Kwesi Sorotu Badori (Berekum Chelsea)
7. Kelvin Nkrumah (Medeama SC)
8. Emmanuel Annor (Nations FC)
9. Frank Amankwah (Bechem United)

• 1 MVP (45 players)
1. Richard Danso (Nations FC)
2. Hardina Bariu (Nations FC)
3. Faisal Gariba (Karela United)
4. Ali Alhassan (Karela United)
5. Abdul Raman Yaya (Karela United)
6. Felix Kyei (Medeama SC)
7. Emmanuel Owusu (Medeama SC)
8. Abdul Salam (Medeama SC)
9. Manuel Mantey (Medeama SC )
10. Kingsford Baffoe (Basake Holy Stars)
11. Prince Tweneboah (Basake Holy Stars)
12. Abdul Karim (Hearts of Oaks)
13. Raphael Amponsah (Hearts of Oak)
14. Enoch Asubonteng (Hearts of Oak)
15. Richard Kotey Amon (Bibiani Gold Stars)
16. Emmanuel Kontor (Bibiani Gold Stars )
17. Lawrence Osei (Heart of Lions)
18. Etse Doglie (Heart of Lions)
19. Samuel Boamah Quansah (Heart of Lions)
20. Micheal Ephson (Heart of Lions)
21. Yaw Danso (Heart of Lions)
22. Kwame Aziz (Vision FC)
23. Meshack Adjetey Sowah (Vision FC)
24. Hubert Gyau (Asante Kotoko)
25. Seth Kwadwo (Asante Kotoko)
26. Usman Safianu (Hohoe United)
27. Alkassim Mohammed Haruna (Hohoe United)
28. Daniel Osei Senior (Hohoe United)
Kwaku Musah (Hohoe United)
29. Samuel Boateng Fosu (Swedru All Blacks)
30. Abdul Aziz Aziz (Swedru All Blacks)
31. John Andoh (Swedru All Blacks)
32. Michael Awuah Mensah (Berekum Chelsea)
33. Emmanuel Sefah (Bechem United)
34. Abdul Alhassan Razak (Bechem United)
35. Richmond opoku (Young Apostles)
36. Abdul Ganiyu Muftaw (Young Apostles)
37. Eden Kofi Asamoah (Eleven Wonders)
38. Edmund Afurapoe (Eleven Wonders)
39. Ebenezer Acquah (FC Samartex)
40. Emmanuel Mamah (FC Samartex)
41. Isaac Afful (FC Samartex )
42. Chris Yaovi Guede (Dreams FC)
43. Christian Owusu ( Dreams FC)
44. Alex Boakye (Aduana FC)
45. Charles Gyamfi Kamara (Aduana FC)

√ OVERALL STATISTICS AFTER MATCH DAY 8 FIXTURES.
Total matches played      - 69
Total goals                         - 130
First Half goals                  - 58
Second Half goals            - 72
Home goals                       - 89
Away goals                         - 41
Home wins                         - 39
Away wins                          - 10
Drawn games                    - 20
Own goals                          - 3
• Ebenezer Abban (Heart of Lions) [Eleven Wonders vs Heart of Lions]
• Emmanuel Sanja (Vision FC) [Medeama SC vs Vision FC]
• Christian Owusu (Dreams FC) [Medeama SC vs Dreams FC]
Penalties awarded            - 16
Penalties scored               - 15
Penalties missed              - 1
Yellow cards                      - 246
Red cards                           - 10
√ PERSONS INVOLVED IN RED CARDS ♦️
1. Solomon Adomako (Hohoe United )
2. Richmond Ocran (Vision FC)
3. Mizack Afriyie (Aduana Fc)
4. Raymond Agyemang (Aduana FC)
5. Eric Ofori-Antwi (Berekum  Chelsea)
6. Dubi Kassi Tayi (Basake Holy Stars FC)
7. McDennis Eli Dotse (Eleven Wonders)
8. Samuel Osei Kuffour (Nations FC)
9. Gordon Cudjoe (Hearts of Oak)
10. Fuseini Ibrahim (Young Apostles)