Medeama SC Director of Communications Benjamin Willie Graham believes clubs from Ghana’s Western Region are enjoying sustained success because they have learned valuable lessons from the country’s traditional football powers and developed stronger modern football structures.
His comments come after Medeama secured the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League title, becoming the latest club from the Western Region enclave to win the domestic championship.
The region has now produced five different league-winning clubs, combining for six Ghana Premier League titles, while also claiming the last four league championships in succession.
Speaking to Citi Sports, Graham said the success of clubs such as Medeama, Samartex and Gold Stars is rooted in stable ownership, strong management and long-term planning.
“It’s also very ironic to realise that these clubs you mentioned are not your typical traditional clubs,” he said.
“You talk about Medeama, for instance, it’s bankrolled by an individual, it’s put together by a very solid management team.
“You talk about Samatex, almost the same story, also an individual bankrolling the club and also putting up a very solid technical management team. You talk about Goldstars, same story.
“And so it clearly tells you that they have actually learned the best things from sub-traditional clubs that dominated Ghana football for some years back.”
Graham also pointed to infrastructure and stadium ownership as another major factor behind the growing dominance of Western Region clubs.
According to him, having permanent home venues has allowed clubs to gain greater control over their operations and long-term development.
“These clubs have built a certain model of structure that has worked perfectly for them and for that matter, have been able to win league titles against the traditional clubs that we all know,” he stated.
“Again, if you take a look at these clubs as well, they also have their permanent home of their own in terms of where they play their club football.
“Medeama has the TNA Park, Goldstars has got the Duns Park, you go to Samatex, they also have their own stadium.
“And so it tells you that they are in control of the narratives or the management and they don’t seem to have any issue at all going forward.
“So we believe that the Western Region clubs have picked up a huge lesson from those that we knew then and have been able to work things out to win the league.”
The recent rise of clubs from the Western Region has reshaped the landscape of Ghanaian football, challenging the long-standing dominance traditionally associated with clubs such as Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko.
