Reviewed by Hairudeen MustaphaGhana sports betting writer
Published 5 October 2026
Medeama SC beat Debibi United by one goal to nil away on Sunday and stay top of the Ghana Premier League after matchday five, level on eleven points with FC Samartex and ahead on goal difference.
Nana Kofi Babil scored the goal in the 68th minute at Debibi. Medeama went into the round as defending champions and had not been beaten in their opening four matches.
The rest of matchday five
Asante Kotoko opened the round on the Thursday and beat Karela United by one goal to nil, Isaac Opoku Agyemang scoring in the fourth minute.
Two fixtures followed on the Saturday and both ended goalless. Dreams FC held Hearts of Oak at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, and Vision FC drew with Gold Stars at the Nii Adjei Kraku II Sports Complex.
Aduana beat Swedru All Blacks by two goals to one. William Danquah put the visitors ahead in the fourth minute, and Stephen Amankona scored twice for Aduana, in the 36th minute and from a penalty in the 85th. Port City beat Bechem United by three goals to one, Hamza Zakari scoring in the eighteenth minute and Owusu Ansah twice.
Heart of Lions beat FC AshantiGold by three goals to two. William Oduro scored twice and Francis Odoom once for the home side, and Raphael Kwame Junior Ankamah scored both of AshantiGold’s goals. FC Samartex beat Young Apostles by one goal to nil through Christian Agyenim Boateng, and Basake Holy Stars beat Berekum Chelsea by one goal to nil through Francis Asante.
Where the table stands
Medeama and FC Samartex both have eleven points from a possible fifteen, and Medeama are top on goal difference. The Ghana Football Association spread matchday five across the Thursday, the Saturday and the Sunday.
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