The 2020–21
Ghana Women's Premier League (GWPL) is the top division
league
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for women. The league was launched in 2012 and it is currently in its 8th
season
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Hasaacas Ladies were crowned champions after beating
Ampem Darkoa FC 4–0 in the Championship final.
Season overview
The women's league went on a long break for the 2019–2020 season due to the
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The season for 2020–2021 was set to kick off on 15 January 2021.
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.
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.
* The club that places second in the league season would receive GHC 30,000 and 40 silver medals.
* The club that places third in the league season would earn an amount of GHC 15,000 and 40 bronze medals.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
Club managers and captains
''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
League table
Northern Zone
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Southern Zone
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Championship final
Statistics
Top scorers
The 1st goal of the season was scored by
Nina Norshie
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(Berry Ladies).
The 100th goal of the season was scored by Victoria Salifu (Northern Ladies).
Awards
Monthly awards
The monthly awards were sponsored by NASCO Ghana.
Annual awards
The annual awards were given during the championship final.
See also
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Ghana Women’s Premier League
The Ghana Women’s Premier League (GWPL), currently known as the Malta Guinness Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was launched in 2012 as the National Women's League (NWL) and is the top division league for women's football in Gha ...
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2020–21 Ghana Premier League
The 2020–21 Ghana Premier League is the 65th season of top professional association football league in Ghana. The season started on 14 November 2020. 18 teams are competing in the league with each club playing each other twice, home and away, ...
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2021 Ghana Women's FA Cup
The 2021 Ghana Women's FA Cup is the 3rd edition of the Ghana Women's FA Cup, the women's knockout football competition of Ghana. The defending champions are Prisons Ladies who won the trophy in 2017.
Hasaacas Ladies were crowned champions after ...
References
External links
Official Websiteat RSSF
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Women's sports leagues in Ghana
2020–21 domestic women's association football leagues
2020–21 in Ghanaian football