2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League

Ghana Women's Premier League
Season	2020–21
Dates	December 2020 — June 2021
Country	(16 teams)
Champions	Hasaacas Ladies
Top goalscorer	Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah; (17 goals)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 27 June 2021. Live Matches on StarTimes

The 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League (GWPL) is the top division league for women.^[1] The league was launched in 2012 and it is currently in its 8th season.^[2] Hasaacas Ladies were crowned champions after beating Ampem Darkoa FC 4–0 in the Championship final.^[3]

Season overview

The women's league went on a long break for the 2019–2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] The season for 2020–2021 was set to kick off on 15 January 2021.^[4] The league is played in two zones: the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone. Winners of the northern and southern zones then meet in a championship final to declare the champions for the season.^[5]^[6]

Prize money

The club that places first in the league season would earn a trophy along with a cash prize of GHC50,000, 40 gold medals.^[7]
The club that places second in the league season would receive GHC 30,000 and 40 silver medals.^[7]
The club that places third in the league season would earn an amount of GHC 15,000 and 40 bronze medals.^[7]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Venue
Ampem Darkoa FC	Techiman
Ashtown Ladies	Kumasi
Fabulous Ladies	Kumasi
Berry Ladies (Halifax Ladies)	Accra
Hasaacas Ladies	Sekondi-Takoradi
Immigration Ladies	Accra
Kumasi Sports Academy	Kumasi
Lady Strikers	Cape Coast
Northern Ladies	Tamale
Pearl Pia Ladies	Tamale
Police Ladies	Accra
Prison Ladies	Accra
Sea Lions FC	Elmina
Soccer Intellectuals	Winneba
Supreme Ladies	Kumasi
Thunder Queens FC	Kumasi

Club managers and captains

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Manager	Captain
Ampem Darkoa FC	Joe Nana Adarkwa	Justice Tweneboaa
Ashtown Ladies	Alex Kamara
Fabulous Ladies	Augustine Nana Atuahene
Berry Ladies (Halifax Ladies)	Mercy Tagoe Quarcoo
Hasaacas Ladies	Yusif Basigi	Janet Egyiri
Immigration Ladies	Joseph Badger
Kumasi Sports Academy	Charles Anokye Frimpong	Naomi Anima
Lady Strikers	Rashid Iddi	Ellen Coleman
Northern Ladies	Sumani Bashirudeen	Jafar Rahama
Pearl Pia Ladies	Baba Nuhu
Police Ladies	Franklin Oswald Sam
Prison Ladies	Imoro Amadu
Sea Lions FC	Richard Mensah
Soccer Intellectuals Ladies	Ali Yakubu	Mary Essiful
Supreme Ladies	Joyce Boatey-Agyei	Sandra Owusu-Ansah
Thunder Queens FC	Edna Quagraine

League table

Northern Zone


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ampem Darkoa Ladies	14	10	0	4	33	11	22	34	NZ Winner & Super Cup 2021
2	Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies	14	7	3	4	13	8	5	25	Super Cup 2021
3	Ashtown Ladies	14	7	5	2	18	21	−3	23
4	Prison Ladies	14	4	6	4	9	10	-1	16
5	Northern Ladies	14	4	4	6	21	18	3	15
6	Pearl Pia Ladies	14	2	5	7	8	13	−3	13
7	Supreme Ladies	14	3	8	3	20	26	−6	12
8	Fabulous Ladies	14	2	8	4	13	30	−17	10

Source: Ghana Football Association^[8]^[9]

Southern Zone


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hasaacas Ladies	14	10	1	3	29	7	22	33	SZ Winner & Super Cup 2021
2	Halifax Soccer Academy Ladies	14	10	3	1	24	12	12	31	Super Cup 2021
3	Soccer Intellectuals Ladies	14	8	5	1	15	14	7	25
4	Lady Strikers	14	7	5	2	26	22	4	23
5	Police Ladies	14	6	5	3	19	16	3	21
6	Thunder Queens	14	4	7	3	18	27	−9	15
7	Immigration Ladies	14	2	10	2	10	27	−17	8
8	Sea Lions	14	0	11	3	9	31	−22	3

Source: Ghana Football Association^[8]^[9]

Championship final

26 June 2021

16:00

Ampem Darkoa Ladies	0–4	Hasaacas Ladies
		Nyame 11' Badu 30' Boaduwaa 70' 84'

Madina Astroturf, Madina, Ghana

Referee: Joyce Ohenewaa Appiah

Statistics

Top scorers


Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[10]
1	Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah	Ampem Darkoa Ladies	17
2	Gladys Amfobea	Lady Strikers	11
3	Jafar Rahama	Northern Ladies	10
3	Sandra Owusu-Ansah	Supreme Ladies	10
4	Milot Abena Pokua	Hasaacas Ladies	9
4	Veronica Appiah	Hasaacas Ladies	9
5	Doris Boaduwaa	Hasaacas Ladies	8
6	Vivian Adjei Konadu	Thunder Queens	7
7	Suzzy Dede Teye	Lady Strikers	6
8	Adina M. Akpo	Soccer Intellectuals Ladies	5
	Felicity Asante	Berry Ladies
	Elizabeth Owusuaa	Sea Lions
	Grace Animah	Police Ladies
	Constance S. Agyemang	Berry Ladies
	Tracy Twum	Ampem Darkoa Ladies
	Fiddus Yakubu	Ashtown Ladies

The 1st goal of the season was scored by Nina Norshie (Berry Ladies).^[3]

The 100th goal of the season was scored by Victoria Salifu (Northern Ladies).^[11]

Awards

Monthly awards

The monthly awards were sponsored by NASCO Ghana.^[12]

Month	NASCO Player of the Month		NASCO Manager of the Month		References
Month	Player	Club	Manager	Club	References
January	Felicity Asante	Berry Ladies	Mercy Tagoe Quarcoo	Berry Ladies	^[13]^[14]^[15]
February	Suzzy Dede Teye	Lady Strikers	Joe Nana Adarkwa	Ampem Darkoa Ladies	^[16]
April	Gladys Amfobea	Lady Strikers	Yusif Basigi	Hasaacas Ladies	^[17]^[18]
May	Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah	Ampem Darkoa Ladies	Charles Anokye Frimpong	Kumasi Sports Academy	^[19]^[20]

Annual awards

The annual awards were given during the championship final.^[21]

Award	Winner	Club
Top scorer of the season	Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah	Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Player of the season	Constance Serwah Agyemang	Berry Ladies
Defender of the season	Janet Egyiri	Hasaacas Ladies
Goalkeeper of the season	Grace Banwa	Hasaacas Ladies
Discovery of the season	Comfort Yeboah	Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Coach of the season	Yusif Basigi	Hasaacas Ladies

References

^ "2020/21 Women's Premier League wrap up: Immigration Ladies suffer defeat, Ashtown Ladies record first win". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "GFA ANNOUNCE WOMEN'S LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR 2020/2021 FOOTBALL SEASON". The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG). 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
^ ^a ^b Association, Ghana Football. "Women's League season: A conscious effort of bringing back the love the feminine way". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
^ ^a ^b "Ghana women's premier league: 2021 season resumes this weekend after 9 months break". 3news. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
^ "GFA to announce Women's League fixtures for 2020/2021 season". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
^ "Ghana Women's Premier League 2020/21 fixtures released". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ahmadu, Samuel (7 November 2020). "2020/21 Ghana women's league champions to get GHC50,000 in prize money | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Association, Ghana Football. "Women's League Standings". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
^ ^a ^b "Ghana (Women) 2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ "📍𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧-𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘒 1️⃣4️⃣". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "🎊||• MILESTONE...🎊". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ Association, Ghana Football. "NASCO announce sponsorship package for Women's Premier League". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ Arthur, John Kwesi (14 February 2021). "Women's Premier League: Berry Ladies wins double". KICK442. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "NASCO Coach of the Month - @tagoe_mercy of @berry_ladies Women's Premier League". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "NASCO Player of the Month - @FelicityAsante4 of @berry_ladies Women's Premier League". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ Association, Ghana Football. "Joe Nana Adarkwa, Suzzy Dede Teye named WPL NASCO Coach and Player of the Month of February". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ Association, Ghana Football. "Yussif Basigi wins Nasco Coach of the month for April". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ Association, Ghana Football. "Gladys Amfobea wins Nasco Player of the month for April". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ Association, Ghana Football. "Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah is NASCO player of the Month for May". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
^ Association, Ghana Football. "Charles Anokye Frimpong wins NASCO Coach of the Month for May". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (2021-06-26). "Women's Premier League Awards: Full list of award winners". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-27.

External links

Official Website
2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League at RSSF

[1] "2020/21 Women's Premier League wrap up: Immigration Ladies suffer defeat, Ashtown Ladies record first win". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[2] "GFA ANNOUNCE WOMEN'S LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR 2020/2021 FOOTBALL SEASON". The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG). 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

[:4-3] Association, Ghana Football. "Women's League season: A conscious effort of bringing back the love the feminine way". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

[:3-4] "Ghana women's premier league: 2021 season resumes this weekend after 9 months break". 3news. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

[5] "GFA to announce Women's League fixtures for 2020/2021 season". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

[6] "Ghana Women's Premier League 2020/21 fixtures released". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

[:0-7] Ahmadu, Samuel (7 November 2020). "2020/21 Ghana women's league champions to get GHC50,000 in prize money | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[:1-8] Association, Ghana Football. "Women's League Standings". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

[:2-9] "Ghana (Women) 2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[10] "📍𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧-𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘒 1️⃣4️⃣". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[11] "🎊||• MILESTONE...🎊". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[12] Association, Ghana Football. "NASCO announce sponsorship package for Women's Premier League". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[13] Arthur, John Kwesi (14 February 2021). "Women's Premier League: Berry Ladies wins double". KICK442. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[14] "NASCO Coach of the Month - @tagoe_mercy of @berry_ladies Women's Premier League". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[15] "NASCO Player of the Month - @FelicityAsante4 of @berry_ladies Women's Premier League". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[16] Association, Ghana Football. "Joe Nana Adarkwa, Suzzy Dede Teye named WPL NASCO Coach and Player of the Month of February". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[17] Association, Ghana Football. "Yussif Basigi wins Nasco Coach of the month for April". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[18] Association, Ghana Football. "Gladys Amfobea wins Nasco Player of the month for April". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[19] Association, Ghana Football. "Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah is NASCO player of the Month for May". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

[20] Association, Ghana Football. "Charles Anokye Frimpong wins NASCO Coach of the Month for May". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

[21] Osman, Abdul Wadudu (2021-06-26). "Women's Premier League Awards: Full list of award winners". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-27.

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