The First Lady's Cup is an annual one-off game, featuring two selected clubs at the end of the season. The cup is called the GHALCA First Lady's Cup because it is organized by the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) and is played in honour of the sitting
First Lady of Ghana
First Lady of Ghana is the title of the wife of a sitting president of Ghana. The current first lady is Rebecca Akufo-Addo, who has held the position since 2017. They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are b ...
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The current holders are
Hasaacas Ladies, who defeated rivals
Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Ampem Darkoa Ladies F.C. is a Ghanaian professional women's football club based in Techiman in the Bono East Region of Ghana. The club features in the Ghana Women’s Premier League GWPL). The club was formed in 2009. It was one of the foundation ...
4–3 on penalties after the match ended in a 1–1 draw after full time in the 2021 maiden match.
History
In early 2021, The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) began talks with
Ghana Football Association (GFA) on the organization of the First Lady's Cup a female version of the President's Cup. They further set up a four-member committee to work on the competition including
Anita Wiredu-Minta
Anita Wiredu-Minta (born 4 September 1983) is a Ghanaian association football manager, an immigration officer and former professional footballer. She is currently the assistant coach of the Ghana Women's Premier League team Immigration Ladies an ...
, a Ghanaian former international. In May 2021, GHALCA announced that arrangement for the organization of the First Lady's Cup has been concluded and formalized by the association's welfare body. The cup competition was launched on 5 November 2021. On 10 December 2021, the maiden edition was played at the Accra Sports Stadium with
Hasaacas Ladies emerging victorious after a 4–3 penalty shootout after the match remained goalless after full time.
List of finals
Performance by club
See also
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Football in Ghana
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Ghana Women's Premier League
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Ghana Women's FA Cup
The Ghana Women's FA Cup, is the top women's knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. The competition is played between the clubs of the Ghana Women's Premier League and Division One League. The inaugural winners of the competitio ...
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Recurring sporting events established in 2021
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