Full list: Goldstars 12 new players ahead of new season

Bibiani GoldStars are the busiest club in the transfer market ahead of the 2025/26 football season.

The Ghana Premier League champions have confirmed the signings of 12 new players as they aim to defend their league title and make a meaningful impact in the CAF Champions League.

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In a move to strengthen the squad for the challenges ahead, the club on Saturday announced the departure of 11 players after a long campaign.

The exits of key names such as Alex Aso, Owusu Banahene, Yaw Osei and Charles Kamara came as a surprise, given their significant contributions to GoldStars’ historic league triumph.

However, the club has wasted no time in reinforcing the squad with new additions ahead of the new season.

Among the signings is highly-rated attacker Barimah Baah, who joins from Nations FC, as well as Sampson Eduku, who arrives on a free transfer after a brief spell at Asante Kotoko.

Full list of new signings:

• Bernard Kesse

• Francis Twene

• Sampson Eduku

• Kwadwo Osei Bonsu

• Emmanuel Ankrah

• Emmanuel Kojo Addy

• Emmanuel Agyei

• Emmanuel Fosu Kyei

• Emmanuel Agyenim Boateng

• Edward Agyemang

• Barimah Baah

• Emmanuel Kontor

The squad is expected to travel to Accra in the coming days to begin preseason preparations ahead of their CAF Champions League campaign and the Ghana Super Cup.

GoldStars will face Kotoko in the 2025 Champion of Champions match on Sunday, August 31, marking the ceremonial kickoff of the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season.

The club was officially crowned 2024/25 Premier League champions for the first time in its 27-year history on Saturday, June 14, 2025, after defeating Accra Lions on the final day of the season.

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