Ghanaians were up in arms on Sunday after pictures of the medals handed to the Ghana Premier League winners, Kumasi Asante Kotoko were shared on social media.
The Porcupine Warriors were crowned champions on Sunday after a 3-0 win over Elmina Sharks at the Baba Yara Stadium.
While celebrations continued at the stadium, on social media, the reactions were significantly less positive as pictures of the medals for the league winners filtered through.
Most people who commented on the medals believed they were subpar and not good enough for Ghana’s league champions.
Despite some journalists’ insistence that this year’s batch of medals was a significant improvement from the ones handed out last year to Accra Hearts of Oak’s players and technical staff for winning the double, most fans were still not impressed.
A much better medal than what they gave Hearts of Oak last season or what they have Ampem Darkoa Ladies this season. Hand-crafted by Ghanaian goldsmith. I like it! pic.twitter.com/eyhQViSmKV
— Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo (@Fentuo_) June 12, 2022
An improvement from last season's medal. Kudos @ghanafaofficial now time to increase the prize money and get a headline sponsor for us next season. 🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/rRgWxFR6QO
— Felix Romark (@FelixRomark) June 12, 2022
A number of fans compared the GPL Medals and the FA Cup medals to the ones given by various schools in the country, highlighting just how disappointed they were.
The FA had an entire year to plan after the Hearts of Oak medal fiasco and emerged with this roughly cut medal finished with oil paint and its supposed to be thumbs up?
Placing it in a box and taking nice photos changes nothing
It’s 2022
Our players deserve better pic.twitter.com/ynv1TbIZVP
— The Fundamentals (@KojoNketsia) June 13, 2022
This is the medal 🏅 presented to GPl champions Kotoko. Let’s commend the FA pic.twitter.com/g7kSsJQrpE
— Asante Forkuo (@Asanteforkuo) June 12, 2022
It’s time for the GFA to contact the makers of the KNUST graduation medal to provide sth more befitting to our GPL champions. pic.twitter.com/Y4HdoiRRk9
— FIIFI-MANFRED (@thefiifimanfred) June 12, 2022
My Graduation medal vs GPL medal
😩🤦#daterush pic.twitter.com/8vAltQuXG9— Bisky_bosky🔥 (@Bismarkopare39) June 12, 2022
GPL medal vs UDS graduation medal @ghanafaofficial @GhanaLeague pic.twitter.com/dOWUjyudsp
— Owuraku 💙 (@BohyebaOrlando) June 12, 2022
The GPL medal be like a key holder 😂😭
— BL🅰️CK HERI➕🅰️GE (@OpuniAsamoah_10) June 13, 2022
My Upsa medal saf is better than this GPL Winner’s medal😂😂
— Akom.Boat🇬🇭 (@mcsterlyn) June 12, 2022
Yes progress has been made but it’s still far from satisfactory. GFA still no try. The hustle teams go through to complete a season is ridiculous & worse only to be awarded this medal is sickening. Top GH Unis deliver top notch medals for their graduates same can be done for GPL
— Yaw Adjei-Mintah (@YawMintYM) June 12, 2022
In 2022, this is a national premier league medal. So e be say wona eye no open or what? What is this? Blistering Barnacles! pic.twitter.com/MJaXCd4hFd
— Kwame King🎙🇬🇭 (@OleleSalvador) June 12, 2022
The improved GPL Winners medal. The repeated substandard delivery perhaps points to a fundamental gap in Supplier Quality Assurance expertise at the FA.
It shows in a lot it their product designs and output. pic.twitter.com/ayPR6K3rlr— Astus Kwasi Ahiagble (@astusroyal) June 13, 2022
Let us not praise this. The design, material and quality of finish is 15 years behind current industry standards.
This is the only thing a player gets to show for a whole season work. We must invest some quality into it— Astus Kwasi Ahiagble (@astusroyal) June 13, 2022
Improvement? Being a craftsman, I’ll call this very poor .
— Nii Kabutey (@kabuteymends) June 12, 2022
The cutting of the edges de333, did they use cutlass in shaping de medal anaaa 🤣😂😂
— Psycho Dr. (@LeonardAnsah27) June 12, 2022
Not good enough. The finishing is horrible. They have to do better than this. Way better.
— Hans Mensah Andoh (@hansandoh) June 12, 2022
What we ordered What we got pic.twitter.com/ttevdrQAzm
— Edwin Kwakofi (@EdKwakofi) June 13, 2022
😢 they can learn from @KNUSTGH pic.twitter.com/eYdg25uy26
— Joel Kwabena Aboagye ➐ (@JoelKAboagye) June 13, 2022
The medals given to the Women’s FA Cup winners and runners-up, Ampem Darkoa Ladies and Hasaacas Ladies, after the final over the weekend did not escape criticism either.
