President's Cup (Ghana)

GHALCA President's Cup
Organising bodyGhana League Clubs Association (GHALCA)
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Region Ghana
Number of teams2
Current championsHearts of Oak
Most successful club(s)Asante Kotoko (8 titles)
Television broadcastersGTV

The President's Cup is an annual one-off game, featuring two selected clubs at the end of the season. The cup is called the GHALCA President's Cup because it is organized by Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) and played in honour of the sitting President of Ghana.[1] The game was also known as the Republic Day Celebrations Cup and is usually played in July of each year to mark Ghana's Republic Day celebrations which falls on the 1 July.

The current holders are Accra Hearts of Oak, who defeated rivals Asante Kotoko 1–0 in the 2023 match.[2][3][4]Asante Kotoko holds the record for most wins with eight titles.

  1. ^ Kenu, Daniel (23 December 2019). "Keita wins President's Cup for Kotoko; Beat Hearts 2-1". Graphic Online. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ Osei, Bernard Esar Ebo (4 March 2022). "Late Patrick Razak goal clinches President's Cup for Hearts against Kotoko". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ Lawrence, Kweku (4 March 2022). "Patrick Razak scores late to secure President's Cup for Hearts of Oak". My Joy Online. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Konadu Yiadom's header settles 2023 President's Cup between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-06.