The Ghana Women's FA Cup, is the top women's
knockout tournament of the
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
. The competition is played between the clubs of the
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 ...
and Division One League. The inaugural winners of the competition were Police Ladies.
History
The Ghana Women's FA Cup was launched in 2016 by the Women's League Board (WLB) of
Ghana Football Association
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is a governing body of association football, based in Accra. Founded in 1957, it was dissolved with "immediate effect", according to Minister of Sport, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, on 7 June 2018, after the uncover ...
(GFA) as the highest women's knockout tournament. The first four editions of the competitions from 2016 to 2020 were sponsored by Sanford Women's Clinic.
In 2016, Police Ladies defeated Fabulous Ladies by 2–1 to win the maiden edition of the cup.
Princella Adubea of
Ampem Darko Ladies won the top goal scorer of the competition with 6 goals, whilst Suzy Teye Dede of Lady Strikers was also awarded as the discovery of the tournament.
Sponsorship
The first four editions of the competitions from 2016 to 2020 were sponsored by Sanford Women's Clinic.
In June 2021, the GFA announced that Electroland Ghana Ltd, distributors of NASCO electronic appliances and sponsors of the Player of the Match award for the
Women's Premier League had extended their sponsorship package to the Women's FA Cup competition, with players who were adjudged as best players from the
Round of 16
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
and
Quarter-finals
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
were to receive a NASCO Hand dryer and a sleek NASCO Mobile Phone each. The best players from the Semi-finals and the Final game were also entitled to products from NASCO.
Winners
See also
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Ghanaian FA Cup
The Ghanaian FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football.
The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana ...
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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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Ghana Women's Super Cup The Ghana Women's Super Cup is an annual game, featuring the teams that won the Ghana Women's Premier League and the Ghana Women's FA Cup in the previous season. The first edition was contested on 23 April 2017 between Ampem Darkoa Ladies and Pol ...
References
External links
Ghana Women's FA Cup categoryOfficial Website{{National women's football (soccer) cups
Football competitions in Ghana
Women's national association football cups
Women's football competitions in Ghana
Ghana Women's FA Cup