FC Savannah Win First Women’s Super Cup Title With Extra-Time Goal

FC Savannah Win First Women's Super Cup Title With Extra-Time Goal

The Northern Zone side edged Epiphany Warriors 1-0 at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence to lift the trophy on their first appearance in the competition.

FC Savannah are the 2026 Women's Premier Super Cup champions after beating Epiphany Warriors 1-0 in a final that needed extra time to separate the two sides.

The match was played on Tuesday morning at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram. MyJoyOnline reported that neither team could find a decisive goal in the regulation 90 minutes, despite an open game with chances at both ends.

The winner arrived in the first period of extra time, when Savannah finally beat the Epiphany goalkeeper. Warriors pushed for an equaliser in the time that remained but could not force the game to penalties.

A first title, on a first appearance

Both clubs were taking part in the Super Cup for the first time, which makes Savannah's win notable. The Northern Zone side had never lifted the trophy before Tuesday.

The Super Cup brings together teams from Ghana's women's football structure, which is split into a Northern Zone and a Southern Zone in the Women's Premier League. Savannah represent the north; Epiphany Warriors come from the south.

The two finalists qualified by topping their respective groups at the end of the group stage.

How they got there

Savannah went through Group A without losing. They beat Fosu Royals and Hasaacas Ladies, and drew with Jonina Ladies. Just as important, they did not concede a single goal in the group phase, carrying that clean record all the way into the final.

Epiphany Warriors topped Group B with two wins, over Army Ladies and Prisons Ladies, but lost to Dreamz Ladies along the way. They shipped three goals in their three group matches.

That defensive contrast largely told the story of the final. Savannah's back line held firm again, and one goal was enough.

Bronze for Army Ladies

In the third-place playoff, Army Ladies took the bronze medal after beating Hasaacas Ladies on penalties.

Why it matters

For Ghanaian football followers at home and abroad, the result is a marker of how competitive the northern clubs have become in the women's game. Hasaacas Ladies, one of the most recognised names in Ghanaian women's football and a former continental finalist, were beaten by Savannah in the group stage and then again by Army Ladies in the playoff.

A first-time winner in a competition where both finalists were debutants also suggests the field in Ghana's women's game is widening rather than settling around two or three familiar clubs.

The Super Cup is a short-format tournament, so the focus for all the clubs involved now turns to the regular Women's Premier League season and the zonal races that decide the national champion.

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