2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League final

The 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League Final was an association football match which was played on 26th June 2021 Madina Astroturf in Accra, the capital of Ghana to determine winner of the Ghana Women's Premier League, the top tier women's league in Ghana.[1][2][3] The two teams that qualified to the final were the winners of the two zones, the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone. between the two most successful women's team. At the end of the match Hasaacas Ladies won the match and won the league.[1][2][3] Winners the final were set earn a trophy along with a cash prize of GHC50,000 and 40 gold medals, whilst qualifying for the CAF Women's Champions League.[4]

2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League Final
Date26 June 2021 (2021-06-26)
VenueMadina Astroturf, Accra
Player of the MatchSonia Opoku
RefereeJoyce Ohenewaa Appiah
Attendance-
2020
2022

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Match edit

Background edit

Hasaacas Ladies finished the season as the winners of the Southern Zone losing only a match. Ampem Darkoa Ladies emerged as the winners of the Northern Zone after going the whole season unbeaten.[5][6] The two teams are the most successful women's team in Ghana. Prior to the final, Hasaacas had won the league on three occasions winning their last in 2014–15, whilst Ampem Darkoa had won the league two times last winning the league in 2017, therefore serving as the defending champions since the league was truncated in the 2018, and 2019–20 season.[7]

Ampem Darkoa's Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah was the Championship's top scorer during the regular season with 17 goals while Veronica Appiah and Milot Abena Pokua were Hasaacas' leading scorers with 9 goals each, followed by Doris Boaduwaa on 8.[8]

Summary edit

The match was initially set to start at 4:00pm, but due to a heavy downpour it was scheduled to 5:15 pm for kick off.[9]

Details edit

Ampem Darkoa Ladies0–4Hasaacas Ladies
Report Nyame   11'
Badu   30'
Boaduwaa   70'   84'


 
 
 
 
 
 
Ampem Darkoa Ladies
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hasaacas Ladies
GK 22   Deborah Brown
CB 4   Justice Tweneboaa (c)
CB 6   Patience Kundok
CB 7   Ophelia Amponsah
RM 8   Sonia Opoku
CM 9   Tracy Twum
CM 11   Mawia Uwasia
LM 13   Comfort Yeboah
AM 14   Priscilla Okyere
CF 16   Diana Antwi
CF 18   Abena Opoku
Substitutes:
GK 1   Evelyn Yeboah
DF 2   Comfort Frimpong
DF 3   Mavis Owusu
DF 5   Akyiaa Asante
MF 10   Fatima Adjei
MF 20   Mary Amponsah
MF 32   Jennifer Ofosuwaa
Head Coach:
  Joe Nana Adarkwa
GK 16   Grace Baanwa
CB 3   Millot Pokuaa
CB 5   Janet Egyir (c)
CB 10   Doris Boaduwaa
DM 11   Faustina Aidoo
RM 13   Evelyn Badu
CM 18   Regina Antwi
CM 20   Queenabel Amankwaah
LM 25   Comfort Owusu
CF 28   Veronica Appiah
CF 34   Azumah Bugre
Substitutes:
GK 1   Faustina Nyamekye
DF 2   Francisca Asante
DF 6   Perpetual Agyekum
DF 14   Ama Appiah
DF 15   Success Ameyaa
MF 27   Doreen Copson
MF 8   Lily Niber-Lawrence
Head Coach:
  Yusif Basigi
Player of the Match:

Sonia Opoku (Ampem Darkoa)[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Agency, Ghana News. "Hasaacas Ladies wallop Ampem Darkoa Ladies to win 2020/21 Women's Premier League | News Ghana". News Ghana. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Association, Ghana Football. "Match Report: Hasaacas Ladies beat Ampem Darkoa to lift Premier League title". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2020/21 WPL: Hasaacas Ladies clinch title with 4-0 win over Ampem Darkoa". Footy-GHANA.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ 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 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Ghana (Women) 2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Women's League Standings". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "2020/21 Women's Premier League round up". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "📍𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧-𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘒 1️⃣4️⃣". Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Hasaacas Ladies thrash Ampem Darkoa in Women's Premier League final". GhanaSoccernet. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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