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
Ampem Darkoa Ladies Hasaacas Ladies
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Date26 June 2021 (2021-06-26)
VenueMadina Astroturf, Accra
Player of the MatchSonia Opoku
RefereeJoyce Ohenewaa Appiah
Attendance-

Route to the final
Main article: 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League

Match

Background

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

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
Ampem Darkoa Ladies0–4Hasaacas Ladies
Report Nyame 11'
Badu 30'
Boaduwaa 70' 84'
Madina Astroturf, Madina, Ghana
Referee: Joyce Ohenewaa Appiah


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

Sonia Opoku (Ampem Darkoa)[2]

References
  1. 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. Association, Ghana Football. "Match Report: Hasaacas Ladies beat Ampem Darkoa to lift Premier League title". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. "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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