The 2026/27 Ghana Premier League began with an entertaining opening weekend, producing 17 goals in eight matches.
Matchday highlights
Hearts of Oak lead the early standings on goal difference after their emphatic 4-0 win over Berekum Chelsea. John Antwi scored twice, with Kader Mamadu and Ali Mohammed also finding the net.
Vision FC made an equally impressive start, beating Young Apostles 3-0. Two 16-year-olds stole the spotlight, with Naziru Alhassan Nyenye scoring in the fourth minute and Setsofia Aqetey netting twice.
Defending champions Samartex began their title defence with a 3-1 home victory over Karela United.
Meanwhile, Debibi United earned an impressive point on their Premier League debut after coming from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Asante Kotoko.
Note: Hearts of Oak’s position above Samartex and Vision FC reflects the goal difference calculation from the results provided: Hearts +4, Vision +3, Samartex +2. Vision therefore sits above Samartex despite Samartex scoring the same number of goals as Vision.
The 2026/27 Ghana Premier League kicked off this weekend – 17 goals in 8 games!
Here are the Matchday 1 Results [Sept 5-6, 2026]:
Friday, Sept 5
Vision FC 3-0 Young Apostles – Two 16-year-olds starred: Naziru Alhassan Nyenye (4′) and Setsofia Aqetey with a brace (40′, 68′)
Saturday/Sunday, Sept 6
Hearts of Oak 4-0 Berekum Chelsea – Hearts end 5-year opening day winless run. John Antwi brace (4′, 37′), Kader Mamadu (88′), Ali Mohammed pen (90+2′)
Basake Holy Stars 1-0 Swedru All Blacks
Bechem United 1-0 Bibiani Gold Stars
Debibi United 2-2 Asante Kotoko – Kotoko led twice (Yakubu Dogo, Hubert Gyau) but debutants Debibi rescued a point with Richard Owusu brace
Heart of Lions 0-0 Aduana Stars
Port City FC 1-1 FC AshantiGold ’04 – AshGold got the first red card of the season.
Samartex 3-1 Karela United – Defending champs close the weekend with a home win
Postponed:
Dreams FC vs Medeama SC – postponed due to Medeama’s CAF Champions League preliminary round.
The season is 18 teams from Sept 5, 2026 to May 31, 2026.
Ghana Premier League Table — After Matchday 1
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts of Oak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Vision FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Samartex | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Basake Holy Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bechem United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Debibi United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Asante Kotoko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Port City FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FC AshantiGold ’04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Heart of Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Aduana Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dreams FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Medeama SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bibiani Gold Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Swedru All Blacks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Karela United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Young Apostles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Berekum Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Dreams FC vs Medeama SC was postponed due to Medeama’s CAF Champions League duty.
Top on Day 1: Hearts of Oak lead on goal difference after their 4-0 thrashing of Chelsea, Vision second with their 3-0 win, Samartex third after 3-1 over Karela