TEAM NAME: Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club
YEAR FOUNDED: 1911
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Oak Tree
COACH/MANAGER: Samuel Boadu
CAPTAIN: Fatawu Mohammed
KEY PLAYERS: Richard Attah, Fatawu Mohammed, Emmanuel Nettey, Afriyie Barnieh
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: Hearts will do everything in their power to defend their title. With the the return of striker Kofi Kordzi, the Hearts team can now have the assurance to vary their game and will take no chances at finishing the season once again as champions.
PREDICTED POSITION: 1st
TEAM NAME: Kumasi Asante Kotoko
YEAR FOUNDED: 1935
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Porcupine
COACH/MANAGER: Dr Prosper Narteh Ogum
CAPTAIN: Abdul-Ganiyu Ismail
KEY PLAYERS: Mudasiru Salifu, Abdul Ganiyu Ismail, Razak Abalora
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: After battling for top spot against arch-rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak, the porcupine warriors will seek to make amends for the slips from last season. Coach Prosper Narteh Ogum who guided WAFA to a respectable 3rd place, takes the reins and top spot is the only target for the porcupine warriors.
PREDICTED POSITION: 2nd
TEAM NAME: Medeama Sporting Club
YEAR FOUNDED: 2002
HOME STADIUM: Akoon Park, Tarkwa
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Football and a handshake
COACH/MANAGER: Ignatius K.A Ofosu
CAPTAIN: Joseph Tetteh Zutah
KEY PLAYERS: Samuel Frimpong, Vincent Atinga, Prince Opoku Agyemang, Justice Blay,
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: The former Eleven Wonders Coach Ignitius is expected to bring fire and energy to the Yellow and Mauve Army. They finished 5th last season and nothing short of a Top 4 place will be the target for the newly signed instructor.
They have a lot of experienced players in the squad who will be ready to rock shoulders with the debutants and the other big clubs in the league
PREDICTED POSITION: 3rd
TEAM NAME: ACCRA GREAT OLYMPICS
YEAR FOUNDED: 1954
HOME STADIUM/LOCATION: ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM, ACCRA
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: OLYMPIC RINGS, FLAMING PALM WITH A BALL IN THE MIDDLE.
COACH: DANIEL ANNOR WALKER
CAPTAIN: MAXWELL QUAYE
KEY PLAYER: MAXWELL QUAYE, MICHAEL YEBOAH
PREDICTED SEASON: Accra Great Olympics were touted as the ‘Dark Horses’ in the just ended premier league and rightfully so put in some impressive performances. Their performance dipped along the season and caused to drop out of the title race, eventually ending up 6th on the league table. The cagey case of Gladson Awako will need to be resolved but addition of new players to the team could make up for any loss or departure of the Olympics talisman.
PREDICTED POSITION: 4th
TEAM NAME: KARELA UNITED FC
YEAR FOUNDED: 2014
HOME STADIUM/LOCATION: CROSSBY AWUAH MEMORIAL PARK (CAM), AYINASE
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: SHAKING HANDS
COACH: BISMARK KOBY MENSAH
CAPTAIN: GODFRED YEBOAH
KEY PLAYERS: KWAME BOATENG, RICHARD BERKO
PREDICTED SEASON: Karela had an impressive first half of the season in the 2020/2021 season till some bad results derailed their season. With a new coach taking up the team, he will be reminded not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Karela will be without their goal scoring machine and goal king Diawisie Taylor who has made a transfer move to Future FC in Egypt. A lot will be expected from this Karela team, and a top 3 finish will be a good season for them.
PREDICTED POSITION: 5th
TEAM NAME: WAFA SC
YEAR FOUNDED: 1999
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: WAFA Park, Sogakope
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Red and White Badge
COACH/MANAGER: Guillermo Hamdan Zaragoza
CAPTAIN: Konadu Yiadom
KEY PLAYERS: Justus Torsutsey, Konadu Yiadom, Atte Youssifou
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: WAFA despite selling some of their top guns every other season never fail to live up to expectations. Their academy has had graduates who have helped maintain set standards each season . This upcoming seaosn should be no different.
PREDICTED POSITION: 6th
TEAM NAME: Aduana Stars
YEAR FOUNDED: 1985
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Nana Agyeman Boadu Stadium, Dormaa
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Wolf
COACH/MANAGER: Joseph Asare Bediako
CAPTAIN: Joseph Addo
KEY PLAYERS: Farouk Adams, Joseph Addo, Samuel Bio
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: Aduana last season had a good start but not a happy ending for the Dormaa Based Club. They also suffered some heavy defeats along the way. With the introduction of new signings, Aduana will look forward to keeping a good record at home whiles managing to salvage some points away.
PREDICTED POSITION: 7th
TEAM NAME: Dreams FC
YEAR FOUNDED: 2009
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Dawu Sports Stadium, Dawu
EMBLEM/SYMBOL/MASCOT: The believer
COACH/MANAGER: VIRIC VLADISLAV
CAPTAIN: Philemon Baffour
KEY PLAYERS: Fataw Issahaku, Habib Mohammed, Philemon Baffour, Abdul Fatawu Sayibu.
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: Dreams gave a credible account of themselves and held their own against the rest of their opposition in the premier league. They had to grapple with a few departures, including the talismanic Joseph Esso. Critical acquisitions in the persons of Habib Mohammed from Kotoko and Ghana Under 20 star, Fataw Issahaku will bolster the team’s chances of performing creditably well in the new season.
PREDICTED POSITION: 8th
TEAM NAME: Ashanti Gold SC
YEAR FOUNDED: 1978
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Len Clay Sports Stadium
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Elephant
COACH/MANAGER: Ernest Thompson Quartey
CAPTAIN: Amos Addai
KEY PLAYERS: Kwadwo Amoako, Hans Kwoffie, Amos Addai
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: The Miners started the season well before their performance plummeted. This resulted in Milovan Cirkovic’s demise. After that, a new coach was hired, but regardless, Ashanti Gold managed to finish outside the Top 4.
There is hope for a better tomorrow now that another coach has been appointed to lead the Miners into the new season. If the Obuasi-based team turns their home ground into a fortress like it once was, visiting teams will be terrified when they come to town. A strong home record combined with a few hard-fought victories away from home will ensure the Miners finish in the top half of the league at the end of the season.
PREDICTED POSITION: 9th
TEAM NAME: Accra Lions Fc
YEAR FOUNDED: 2015
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Accra Sport Stadium, Accra
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Lion
COACH/MANAGER: Rainer Kraft
CAPTAIN: Richmond Ankrah
KEY PLAYERS: Rauf Salifu, Abdul Rashid Abubakar, Richmond Ankrah
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: Accra Lions will be making their debut in the Ghana Premier League with high expectations of surviving their maiden season under a well run management and an astute recruitment system which has brought them thus far just under 5 years. Expect the new entrants to spring up a couple of surprises.
PREDICTED POSITION: 10th
TEAM NAME: Legon Cities
YEAR FOUNDED: 2006
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Football underneath the club initials
COACH/MANAGER: Maxwell Konadu
CAPTAIN: Francis Addo
KEY PLAYERS: Mathew Anim Cudjoe
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: The offseason heralded the start of a new era of new signings for Legon Cities. This time, however, they have shifted from signing established names to signing young players with a high ceiling for success. Hamza Abdul Nasiru, William Essu, and Osman Amadu are among the new faces in the Legon Cities camp.
Maybe, just maybe, the new signings this time will provide fans of the club with more positive results with the new signings. Last season, the club finished 11th, owing to a poor second half of the season. Legon Cities appears to be on track to start the league on a high note, as they did last season. Their performance from the halfway point of the league will determine where they finish on the league table at the end of the season.
PREDICTED POSITION: 11th
TEAM NAME: Berekum Chelsea FC
YEAR FOUNDED: 2004
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Golden City Park, Berekum
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Eagle with a Football
COACH/MANAGER: Joao Pedro Afonso Suzano
CAPTAIN: Abdul Basit
KEY PLAYERS: Collins Ameyaw, Edward Kpodo, Stephen Sarfo
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: With the departure of influential player, Stephen Amankona, there is no doubt they will have their own struggles. Very solid at home last season but completely flat when they travel away. Perhaps their new coach can turn things around.
PREDICTED POSITION: 12th
TEAM NAME: Bechem United
YEAR FOUNDED: 1966
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Nana Fosu Gyeabuor Park, Bechem
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Eagle
COACH/MANAGER: Kasim Mingle Ocansey
CAPTAIN: Moro Salifu
KEY PLAYERS: Latif Anabila, Augustine Okrah
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: After acquiring two experienced player from Kotoko, in the persons Latif Anabila and Augustine Okrah, the experience they lacked in certain aspects of their play last season should be sorted out. Keeping their home ground as safe as a fortress will go a long way to improve their chances of remaining in the league.
PREDICTED POSITION: 13th
TEAM NAME: Real Tamale United
YEAR FOUNDED: 1976
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium, Tamale
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: NA
COACH/MANAGER: SHAIBU IBRAHIM TANKO
CAPTAIN: Mohammed Sadat
KEY PLAYERS: Mohammed Hedir, Moro Iddrisu, Mohammed Sadat.
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: The rigours of the Premier League and associated fatigue which comes with the travel distance and time may not augar well for the Pride of the North. The feared Kaladan Park will no more serve as a refuge for them as they move to the more refined Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium. That notwithstanding, the quality displayed by this RTU team is notches above some past RTU teams and that quality will see them escape by clinching 14th position.
PREDICTED POSITION: 14th
TEAM NAME: Elmina Sharks
YEAR FOUNDED: 1999
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Shark
COACH/MANAGER: Nii Ordatey Lamptey
CAPTAIN: Ishmael Hammond
KEY PLAYERS: James Bissue, Ishmael Hammond, Rashid Baba Sule
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: Sharks have a few squad shakeups during the off seaosn, and with lessons learned from their previous turbulent season, the best days could once again be relived this season ahead. A top half position would be fair to their prospects.
PREDICTED POSITION: 15th
TEAM NAME: BIBIANI GOLD STARS
YEAR FOUNDED: 1998
HOME STADIUM/LOCATION: DUNS PARK, BIBIANI
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: GOLD, GYE NYAME (ADINKRA SYMBOL), AXE
COACH: MICHAEL OSEI
CAPTAIN: GODFRED KYEI
KEY PLAYERS: PRINCE KWABENA OWUSU, GODFRED KYEI
PREDICTED SEASON: Bibiani Gold Stars FC will make their maiden appearance in the 2021/2022 GPL after topping the Division 1 (Zone 2) league. They will need to brace themselves for the quality they will be facing in the premier league as most newly promoted sides are sent back to the division 1 league after a season in the premier league. Bibiani Gold Stars will need to make the Dun’s Park a fortress if they are stay up in the premier league. If not, #GyeNyame (Only God can save them from being relegated). Surviving this season will be top priority for them. If not, #GyeNyame (Only God can save them from being relegated)
PREDICTED POSITION: 16TH
TEAM NAME: Eleven Wonders
YEAR FOUNDED: 2011
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Ohene Ameyaw Park, Techiman relocated to the Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Two umbrellas sitting on top of a football
COACH/MANAGER: Yaw Acheampong
CAPTAIN: Kwayie Simms
KEY PLAYERS: Kwayie Simms, Abass Mohammed, Clement Boahen
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: Techiman Eleven Wonders are primed and ready for the new season, having won three of their four friendly matches. Three consecutive wins near the end of the season secured the club’s place in the Ghana Premier League. Will they be lucky if thunder strikes again?Last season, the Techiman-based team narrowly avoided relegation. With the departure of their vital captain, Rashid Mohammed, Eleven Wonders will be fighting for relegation in the coming season. And, from the looks of things, they’ll be back in the Division One League sooner than expected.
PREDICTED POSITION: 17th
TEAM NAME: King Faisal Babes FC
YEAR FOUNDED: 1955
HOME STADIUM AND LOCATION: Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi
EMBLEM/SYMBOL: Date Palm Tree with a football in the middle of the stem and a Crescent Moon at the base.
COACH/MANAGER: Amadu Nurudeen
CAPTAIN: Richard Akrofi
KEY PLAYERS: Ibrahim Osman, Evans Sarfo, Zubairu Ibrahim
PREDICTED SEASON SUMMARY: After fighting hard to avoid relegation in the closing end of last season, which can more be likened to a miracle, this season presents a more difficult task after the departure of their player Kwame Peprah who many believe single handedly helped them to stay in the league. Not much is expected from this team this season and can easily get relegated this time around.
PREDICTED POSITION: 18th
PREDICTED POSITIONS – GPL 2021/2022 SEASON
1st Accra Hearts of Oak
2nd Kumasi Asante Kotoko
3rd Medeama SC
4th Great Olympics
5th Karela United
6th WAFA
7th Aduana Stars
8th Dreams FC
9th AshantiGold
10th Accra Lions
11th Legon Cities
12th Berekum Chelsea
13th Bechem United
14th Real Tamale United
15th Elmina Sharks
16th Bibiani Gold Stars
17th Eleven Wonders
18th King Faisal
MATCHDAY 1 SCORE PREDICTIONS
Accra Lions vs Elmina Sharks 2-1
Dreams vs Asante Kotoko 0-1
Hearts of Oak vs Legon Cities 2-0
Real Tamale United vs Great Olympics 1-1
Bechem United vs Medeama 1-0
Bibiani Gold Stars vs Berekum Chelsea 0-0
King Faisal vs WAFA 1-2
Karela United vs Aduana Stars 1-0
Eleven Wonders vs AshantiGold 0-0
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