Referees named for Ghana Premier League Matchday 5, with Kotoko v Karela United first up

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Match officials have been named for the fifth round of the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League. Asante Kotoko kick things off against Karela United in Kumasi on Thursday, 1 October, and the rest of the programme is spread across the weekend.

What we know

• The Ghana Football Association released the officials for Matchday 5 of the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League, for games running from Thursday, 1 October, to Sunday, 4 October.
• Laud Nettey will referee Thursday's game at Kumasi's Baba Yara Sports Stadium between Asante Kotoko and Karela United. Ali Timuah Baah and Isaac Asante are his assistants.
• Vision FC and GoldStars are paired for Saturday, 3 October in Tema, where the Nii Adjei Kraku II complex is the venue. Ayaaba Ibrahim is the referee, with Joshua Agbo and Augustine Afful running the lines.
• Dreams FC are down to meet Hearts of Oak, with the University of Ghana Stadium as the ground. Gideon Nii-Cofie is the referee, assisted by Roland Addy and Theophilus Akugre.
• On Sunday, 4 October, Debibi United entertain Medeama at Debibi Presby Park under Charles Bulu, and Aduana FC take on Swedru All Blacks with Nathan Anafo in charge.
• Port City face Bechem United at Kukurantumi's Nana Boamah Darko II Park, where Selorm Yao Bless officiates. Also on Sunday, Maxwell Owusu handles Heart of Lions' game against AshantiGold at the Kpando Stadium.
• Rustum Gameli Senorgbe is the referee for Basake Holy Stars against Berekum Chelsea on Sunday, staged at the AAK II Sports Arena. Table-toppers FC Samartex 1996 play Young Apostles at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena, with Dr. Imoro Osman officiating and Isaac Asante and Marvelous Amediole as his assistants.

What's disputed / unconfirmed

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  Reports differ on when Dreams FC meet Hearts of Oak. The GFA appointments as carried by MyNewsGH and SportsWorldGhana place it on Sunday, 4 October, while The Ghanaian Chronicle says Saturday, 3 October at 15:00.
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  The Ghanaian Chronicle names Bibiani Gold Stars as Vision FC's opponent in Tema and gives Saturday, 3 October in its text but Sunday, 4 October at 15:00 in its fixture list. The other reports list GoldStars as the opponent on 3 October.
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  The Ghanaian Chronicle gave 15:00 as the kick-off time for the Sunday games it listed, including Medeama's trip to Debibi. No other report has confirmed the time.
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  According to The Ghanaian Chronicle, Medeama have not lost in their four league games so far, beginning with a 1-1 draw at Vision FC on 19 September, and Hearts of Oak lost for the first time this term, to Karela United, the previous weekend. These match details were carried by that report alone.
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  SportsWorldGhana listed more appointees for each game, such as a fourth official, a match commissioner and a media officer at the ground. Hassim Yakubu, Osei Koranteng and Micheal Akomeah hold those roles for Kotoko v Karela. These details were carried by that report alone.
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  SportsWorldGhana also named assistant referees for Aduana v Swedru (Sulemana Salau Deen and Micheal Alugmi) and for Debibi v Medeama (Seth Abletor and Richard Nartey). MyNewsGH did not list them.

Why it matters for Ghana

Referee appointments settle who will control some of the league's most-watched games, including Kotoko's home match in Kumasi and Hearts of Oak's trip to the University of Ghana Stadium. Supporters and clubs in Kumasi, Tema, Accra and smaller towns such as Kpando and Kukurantumi can now plan around the officials and venues listed for the weekend, though the date of the Hearts of Oak game is still reported differently.