{
  "id": 2150849,
  "title": "Benjamin ‘Clean Sheet’ Asare wins GPL Player of the Year, bags $38,000 vehicle from JAC Motors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/benjamin-clean-sheet-asare-wins-gpl-player-of-the-year-bags-38-000",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:12:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/benjamin-clean-sheet-asare-wins-gpl-player-of-the-year-bags-38000-vehicle-from-jac-motors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Benjamin Asare, the goalkeeper for Accra Hearts of Oak, has been named the Best Player of the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, he kept 12 clean sheets, helping his team finish third in the league with the best defensive record.\n\nAsare was also part of Ghana's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he made several notable appearances, including a clean-sheet performance against England, as reported by MyJoyOnline Ghana and Adom Online. Adom Online stated that Asare started two matches at the tournament and kept clean sheets in both.\n\nAsare will receive a brand-new JAC Motors vehicle valued at $38,000, as announced by the Ghana Football Association, MyJoyOnline Ghana reported that the announcement was made at the Ghana Football Association’s 32nd Ordinary Congress in Prampram, while Adom Online and 3News also confirmed the reward.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}