Officials for Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 UMB Division One League have been announced ahead of the new season, which kicks off this weekend across the three Zones.
All 24 matches are scheduled from Friday, September 18 to Monday, September 21, 2026. On Friday, one match will be played in Zone One, one in Zone Two, and two in Zone Three, as teams begin their campaigns in search of Premier League qualification next season.
Seasoned campaigners including Tamale City, Real Tamale United, Skyy FC, Elmina Sharks, Nations FC, Okwawu United, Accra Great Olympics, FC Nania and Attram De Visser, among others, will all be gunning for a positive start.
Find the list of match officials below:
| REFEREES, VENUES & OTHER OFFICIALS
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| 2025/26 ACCESS BANK DIVISION ONE LEAGUE
ZONE ONE A |
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DATE: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 MATCH: STEADFAST VS WA POWER SC VENUE: ALIU MAHAMA SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: JOSEPH KWOFIE ASSISTANTS: JASPA ADENYO AND SIMON PAYIN DES-BORDES 4TH REFEREE: FRANCIS ANKRAH MATCH COMMISSIONER: EDWARD AYAANA VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: MOHAMMED MUTAKA GFA CAMERAMAN: EDWARD MENSAH
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| DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
MATCH: SANKARA NATIONALS VS REAL TAMALE UNITED VENUE: YENDI YOUTH RESOURCE CENTRE REFEREE: AMADU IBRAHIM ASSISTANTS: JULIUS ALLOU AND ABUBAKAR ABDUL AZIZ 4TH REFEREE: WUTTIRIRAH HERBERT HAMZA MATCH COMMISSIONER: ALHASSAN MOHAMMED VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ABUDU A RAHMAN GFA CAMERMAN: SAANI WUNA
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| DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
MATCH: TAMALE CITY FC VS NORTEHRN CITY FC VENUE: ALIU MAHAMA SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: SIRAJ YAHYA ASSISTANTS: MOHAMMED MOHAMMED AND ALIDU AWAL 4TH REFEREE: IDDRISU UMAR MATCH COMMISSIONER: MUMUNI ISSAKA VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ALHASSAN SUMAILA SUHIYINI GFA CAMERAMAN: EDWARD MENSAH |
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DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 MATCH: KALIBI SC VS BEREKUM CITY FC VENUE: MALIK JABIR STADIUM REFEREE: EDWARD OWUSU SEKYERE ASSISTANTS: ABDUL RAHMAN ABUGBILLA AND ADAM AMINU 4TH REFEREE: EBENEZER SAM MATCH COMMISSIONER: ANVIE MARIFAWIE VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: NAA SULE GFA CAMERAMAN: ISHMAEL ALHASSAN
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| ZONE ONE B |
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DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 MATCH: VICTORY CLUB WARRIORS VS BECTERO SASANA FC VENUE: WENCHI SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: CLEMENT KWAME NKUAH ASSISTANTS: IBRAHIM MORO ADAMS AND ABDUL MUMUNI HAMDAN 4TH REFEREE: KUMURIWOR IBRAHIM MUNTAWAKALO MATCH COMMISSIONER: AMOAH SARFO VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ABDUL MUMIN GFA CAMERAMAN: FELIX ADU
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| DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
MATCH: K.A.C SOCCER ACADEMY VS YAPEI FC VENUE: NANA KOMANSAH PARK REFEREE: FRANCIS AMANOR ASSISTANTS: JOSHUA ANANE AND JONAS KWASI ANAISIE 4TH REFEREE: NATHANIEL AMESIMEKU MATCH COMMISSIONER: FRANCIS ANANE VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: MASAWUDU ISSAH GFA CAMERAMAN: ERIC ASOMA
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| DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
MATCH: TECHIMAN ELEVEN WONDERS VS WAMANAFO MIGHTY ROYALS VENUE: OHENE AMEYAW PARK REFEREE: SEBASTIAN AYISI ELLETEY ASSISTANTS: EMMANUEL ASIEDU AND BERNARD AHIATROGAH 4TH REFEREE: JONES TEYE TENGMETEY MATCH COMMISSIONER: ALHASSAN YAKIN VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: OSMAN FAISAL GFA CAMERAMAN: FELIX ADU |
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DATE: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 MATCH: DORMAA UNITY SC VS TECHIMAN LIBERTY YOUTH VENUE: NANA AGYEMANG BADU I PARK REFEREE: ADAMU ABDUL RASHEED ASSISTANTS: SHERIF KWEKU DUAH AND FELIX APULA 4TH REFEREE: ALFRED ADAANIA MATCH COMMISSIONER: BERNARD SAKYI VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: AMPAABENG VINCENT GFA CAMERAMAN: SAMUEL DZIMEDO
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| ZONE TWO |
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DATE: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 MATCH: NSUOPUN FIDELITY VS FUTURE STARS FC VENUE: DOMINASE ASTROTURF REFEREE: AKWASI ANANE APPIAH ASSISTANTS: GEORGE ABBAN AND KENNETH APEDO 4TH REFEREE: THOMAS KOOMSON MATCH COMMISSIONER: SAMUEL BAAH VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: VINCENT OWUSU GFA CAMERAMAN: BEN EYINDA |
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DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 MATCH: EBIEMO NZEMA FC VS NATIONS FC VENUE: AMPAIN AAK II SPORTS ARENA REFEREE: COURAGE AMPOFO ASSISTANTS: ERNEST AKATEY AND MARVELOUS AMEDIOLE 4TH REFEREE: NATHANIEL OBENG MATCH COMMISSIONER: EMMANEUL BOAKYE VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: STEPHEN APAKA GFA CAMERAMAN: BEN EYINDA |
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DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 MATCH: EBONY FC VS NEW EDUBIASE UNITED VENUE: EJISU OKESE PARK REFEREE: MICHAEL MANTEY KORLEY ASSISTANTS: SAMUEL MARMA MARTEY AND STEPHEN ODURO 4TH REFEREE: SABASTIAN FOFIE MATCH COMMISSIONER: JOSEPH APPIAH VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: HELEN DARKO GFA CAMERAMAN: SETH AMOAKO |
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DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 MATCH: PRO-SPORTS ACADEMY VS PAC ACADEMY VENUE: GYAMFI PARK REFEREE: S.K. MAWULI KLU ASSISTANTS: RANSFORD ADOMA AND EMMANUEL ALLEN 4TH REFEREE: KINGSFORD OTENG YEBOAH MATCH COMMISSIONER: BOADI AHMED VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: SEEBAWA DABO MOHAMMED GFA CAMERAMAN: FRANCIS ATUAHENE |
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DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 MATCH: ELMINA SHARKS VS FETTEHMAN UNITED VENUE: NDUOM SPORTS COMPLEX REFEREE: MAALE IMGERDE IREME ASSISTANTS: DAVID HATEKAH AND EBENEZER ENNIN 4TH REFEREE: EMMANUEL COLLINS ACQUAH MATCH COMMISSIONER: FRANCIS ACQUAH ESHUN VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ZERUBBABEL MCCARTHY ANSAH GFA CAMERAMAN: GABRIEL FRIMPONG |
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DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 MATCH: KING FAISAL VS SEKONDI ROSPAK SC VENUE: BABA YARA SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: EMMANUEL BAAH ASSISTANTS: MORO ZAKARI ARKOLEMISE AND ABDULAI LUKMAN APACH 4TH REFEREE: ABUGRI MUMUNI ABUSANG MATCH COMMISSIONER: MUSTAPHA MUSAH MOHAMMED VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: SAANI SALISU GFA CAMERAMAN: SETH AMOAKO |
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DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 MATCH: SOCCER INTELLECTUALS VS SEFWI ALL STARS VENUE: SENYA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ASTROTURF REFEREE: SOLOMON KOJO DOKU ASSISTANTS: NATHANIEL NII SAKA ALLOTEY AND SIMON MIREKU AGYEMANG 4TH REFEREE: BRIGHT ANTWI MATCH COMMISSIONER: GODFRED AMOAKO ATTA VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: SHAIBU ISSAKA GFA CAMERAMAN: EMMANUEL KPAB |
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DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 MATCH: SKYY FC VS MYTERIOUS DWARFS VENUE: ST MARTINS SCH PARK REFEREE: SUMAILA NAZEEF ASSISTANTS: EMMANUEL AGLAGO AND THOMAS NYANIE GBERBIE 4TH REFEREE: GODSON BLABOE KORLEY MATCH COMMISSIONER: THOMAS AGGREY VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: HARDI ABU MOHAMMED GFA CAMERAMAN: GABRIEL BENTUM
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| ZONE THREE |
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DATE: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 MATCH: 7TH WAVE FC VS TRUE DEMOCRACY VENUE: TUBA ASTROTURF REFEREE: WILLIAM AGBOVI ASSISTANTS: EDMOND OFOE TETTEH AND PRINCE SEDINAM APAKA 4TH REFEREE: RITA BOATENG NKANSAH MATCH COMMISSIONER:ANTHONY HACKMAN VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: CHRISTIAN OSEI WUSU GFA CAMERAMAN: ISAAC ARYEE |
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DATE: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 MATCH: ACCRA LIONS FC VS GOLDEN WARRIORS VENUE: UNIVERSITY OF GHANA SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: REGINALD COLLINS AMOAH ASSISTANTS: GABRIEL BOATENG AND EMMANUEL KOFI TETTEH 4TH REFEREE: WILLIAM AGBOVI MATCH COMMISSIONER: JOHN JANTUAH VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ERIC COLLINS ODOOM GFA CAMERAMAN: RAPHAEL NYADZRO |
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DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMEBR 19, 2026 MATCH: FC NANIA VS NUKUNU FC VENUE: NANIA PARK REFEREE: NANA KOFI AMOAH ASSISTANTS: KOFI NYARKO BAKAE AND SETH ASARE APAU 4TH REFEREE: MICHEAL ZOKOR MATCH COMMISSIONER: AGBEKO AHIAMADJIE VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ERIC COLLINS ODOOM GFA CAMERAMAN: ISAAC ARYEE |
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DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMEBR 19, 2026 MATCH: GOLDEN KICK SC VS WAFA SC VENUE: TUBA ASTROTUF REFEREE: PRINCE OKOTO NTIAMOAH ASSISTANTS: ISAAC ASANTE AND PRINCE K. NUAMAH 4TH REFEREE: MICHAEL ZOKOR MATCH COMMISSIONER: FRANCIS ABEIKU VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: CHRISTIAN OSEI WUSU GFA CAMERAMAN: LORD YEBOAH |
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DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 MATCH: HOME STARS FC VS HAKLA SC VENUE: HO SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: ALEX AMOABENG ASSISTANTS: GABRIEL BOATENG AND BILL WELLINGTON 4TH REFEREE: PETER GANAH MATCH COMMISSIONER: ALEXANDER TETTEH ODONKOR VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: SAMUEL AGBATI GFA CAMERAMAN: LORD YEBOAH |
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DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 MATCH: OKWAWU UNITED VS SEMPER FI FC VENUE: CARL REINDORF PARK REFEREE: THEOPHILUS ANTWI SEKYI ASSISTANTS: JOSEPH TEYE AWASABI AND SOLOMON JACKSON 4TH REFEREE: SAMUEL NYARKO FRIMPONG MATCH COMMISSIONER: SAMUEL ANNOR VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: JEFFERY OFORI AGYEMANG GFA CAMERAMAN: RAPHAEL NYADZRO
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| DATE: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
MATCH: KOTOKU ROYALS VS INTER ALLIES VENUE: AKROPONG ASTROTURF REFEREE: JOSEPH KWOFIE ASSISTANTS: ABRAHAM PARTEY AND CHRISTOPHER GAMELI DEFFOR 4TH REFEREE: NANA KOFI AMOAH MATCH COMMISSIONER: OWARE DENNIS AMPAW VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ENOCH AYEH GFA CAMERAMAN: ABDUL SAMED |
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DATE: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 MATCH: GREAT OLYMPICS VS ATTRAM DE VISSER VENUE: TUBA ASTROTURF REFEREE: THEOPHILUS ANTWI SEKYI ASSISTANTS: SYLUANUS NYAHO AND STEPHEN KWAKU ANUMA 4TH REFEREE: KOFI ATSU AFENUVOR MATCH COMMISSIONER: ABDUL KARIM OLIVER VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: JEFFERY OFORI AGYEMANG GFA CAMERAMAN: DANIEL DWUMFOUR |
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