2025/26 GPL: Medeama end first round on top after crucial win over Hearts Of Oak

Medeama SC finished the first round of the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League as leaders on the log following a deserving crucial 1–0 victory over Hearts of Oak at the TnA Stadium in Tarkwa on Sunday afternoon.

Midfielder Salim Adams snatched the only on the 74th minutes with a composed close-range finish. The former Hearts Of Oak talisman scored from a brilliant right-wing surge and cut-back from Richard Appiah.

Coach Ibrahim Tanko’s side dominated most part of encounter, testing goalkeeper Solomon Agbasi, whose remakable performance ensured the Phobisns ended the tie with that slim margin.

The victory gives the Yellow and Mauve a two-point lead at the top of the league log, underlying their title credentials.

Medeama have so far gone 14 matches without a defeat in the league, leading the table with 34 points.

Hearts, despite a satisfactory display, completed the first round of the season at fifth with 28 points.