The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has released the full fixture list for the 2025/26 Premier League season.

This allows fans and teams to know what to expect in the upcoming season.

Under a 34-matchday timetable, the 18 teams in the league will each play every other team twice, once at home and once away, to ensure fairness and balance.

Defending champions Gold Stars FC will start the season with a title defence fixture against Bechem United at the Duns Park in Bibiani, setting the tone for what promises to be another thrilling season of top-flight football in Ghana.

Asante Kotoko will clash with Berekum Chelsea in their opening encounter, while Hearts of Oak will start the campaign with a home clash against newly promoted Hohoe United.

Match Day 1 also features intriguing away assignments for former champions: Medeama SC visit Young Apostles, while FC Samartex make a trip to face Vision FC.

Premier League returnees Swedru All Blacks FC and Eleven Wonders FC begin their campaigns on the road, visiting Nations FC and Basake Holy Stars, respectively. Heart of Lions, last season’s runners-up, will host Dreams FC in their first fixture, while Karela United entertain Aduana FC.

The first leg of the iconic clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko SC is scheduled for Match Day 5 at the Accra Sports Stadium, with the reverse fixture set for Match Day 22 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

On Match Day 9, Nations FC will play against Asante Kotoko at home and visit the Porcupine Warriors' home for a return leg in Kumasi for Match Day 26 in the Ashanti Derby.

Hohoe United will host Kpando Heart of Lions on Match Day 17, before making the trip to Kpando for the reverse fixture on the final day of the Premier League, Match Day 34, marking the return of the Volta derby after several years.

A string of Brong Ahafo regional battles is set to heat up the calendar.

Young Apostles will face Bechem United on Match Day 5, Berekum Chelsea on Match Day 7, and Aduana FC on Match Day 16. Return fixtures are set for Match Days 22, 24, and 33, respectively. Aduana FC are also scheduled for a match against Bechem United on Match Day 9 and Berekum Chelsea on Match Day 11.

Bechem United is scheduled to lock horns with Eleven Wonders on Match Day 14 and Berekum Chelsea on Match Day 17. Eleven Wonders will travel to Berekum Chelsea on Match Day 16 for a clash at the Golden City Park.

Medeama SC will host FC Samartex on Match Day 6, with the reverse fixture scheduled for Match Day 23. On Match Day 15, Medeama will welcome Basake Holy Stars, before travelling for the return leg on Match Day 32. Meanwhile, FC Samartex will face Basake Holy Stars away on Match Day 14, with the return leg of the Western Derby set for Match Day 31.

The 2025/26 Premier League season is set to begin on September 12, 2025 and end on the weekend of May 23/24, 2026.

The eight-month schedule is in alignment with the 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026, slated for June 11 to July 19, 2026.

The FIFA World Cup will start about seventeen days after the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season ends.

This helps ensure that all elite domestic competitions end before the beginning of the global showpiece.

With the 31st Ordinary Session of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Congress, scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence in Prampram, the Football Association has confirmed that the Premier League will start as planned and finish in May 2026, following FIFA’s official calendar.

Matches will mostly be played on weekends, while midweek games will be used to make up for any matches that were postponed—just like in the 2024/25 season.

Meanwhile, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has revealed that efforts are underway to clinch a new headline sponsor and broadcast partner for the Ghana Premier League (GPL).

The top professional football league has been without a main sponsor for the past year and a half since betting company betPawa abruptly ended its agreement with the GFA.BetPawa on November 7, 2023, ended the three-year deal just one year and three months into the contract.

Speaking during a live interview on GHOne TV on Sunday, May 25, the GFA president, who also doubles as the 2nd vice president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), hinted that the football governing body will soon secure new partnerships, which would be announced soon.

“The Ghana Football Association has been working around the clock to get sponsors for the league, and it will come soon.”

He is confident of the league's quality, arguing that it would make it attractive for TV partners.

“Our Premier League is interesting enough to attract TV partners, and we will announce a new partner soon.”

He went on to reiterate the termination of the contract with StarTimes following the two parties' failure to reach an agreement on a contract extension after the 2024/2025 season, following negotiations in March 2025.

In late May, the Ghana Football Association announced that it had officially ended negotiations with Chinese broadcaster StarTimes in relation to the renewal of its media broadcast rights agreement. This comes after GFA and StarTimes failed to reach an agreement on contract extension after the 2024/2025 season, following negotiations in March 2025.

In a statement dated May 23, the football governing body confirmed that talks to renew the contract with the broadcaster. Consequently, the GFA formally requested StarTimes to reimburse it an outstanding amount of USD 842,173.36, which it says is due under the previous agreement.

The association has engaged legal counsel and initiated formal procedures to recover the debt.

“The Association remains committed to securing a transparent, fair, and mutually beneficial media partnership that aligns with the interests of our clubs, the Association, and our stakeholders,” the GFA stated.

The termination of talks with StarTimes marks a significant development in the GFA’s ongoing efforts to establish new broadcast arrangements for Ghanaian football.