FC Samartex: Samreboi's Football Club, Fixtures, Squad and Title Story

FC Samartex, whose full club name is FC Samartex 1996, are a football club from Samreboi in Ghana's Western Region, linked to the Samartex Timber & Plywood Company. They reached the Ghana Premier League in 2022 and won their first Premier League title in 2023-24, which took them into the 2024-25 CAF Champions League as Ghana's representatives. The live fixtures, table, squad and results sit at the top, and what follows is the soccer story behind them, from a recreational works side to the summit of the Ghanaian game.

Emmanuel Mammah and Ebenezer Ocran scored in the 2023-24 final-day title win, which qualified Samartex to represent Ghana in the 2024-25 CAF Champions League.

Who Are FC Samartex?

FC Samartex are the club of Samreboi, a timber town in the Western Region, and the 2023-24 champions of Ghana. The club grew out of the Samartex Timber & Plywood Company, and the link with the works is written plainly into its identity, since the company name and the club name are the same. The club is also known as Samartex, while its full club name is FC Samartex 1996. In my opinion, the best way to picture them is as a works club that kept climbing until there was nothing left to climb in Ghana, and then carried that climb onto the continent.

How Did Samartex Climb From Division Three to the Premier League?

Samartex entered Division Three in 1996-97 and earned Premier League promotion in 2021-22. Samartex entered Division Three in 1996-97 and won promotion to Division Two of the Western Region in their very first season, an early hint of ambition. The long middle years were spent in the lower divisions, before the breakthrough came in 2021-22 with the Zone 2 title in the Division One League and promotion to the Premier League. A 10th place finish in 2022-23 made for a steady debut, and they were champions in 2023-24. The timeline below sets every date in one place.

Where Do Samartex Play, and How Does a Timber Town Take On Kotoko and Hearts?

Samartex play at Samartex Park in Samreboi, a ground with a listed capacity of 7,000. That is modest beside the big city stadiums, yet the 2023-24 title showed that capacity is not what decides a league season. The club has a documented connection to the Samartex Timber & Plywood Company. Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak carry more than 40 league titles between them, so finishing above both brought a first Premier League title for Samartex in 2023-24.

What Have Samartex Won?

Samartex won their first Ghana Premier League title in 2023-24. It was sealed on the final day with a 2-0 win over Accra Lions at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena, with Emmanuel Mammah scoring in the 3rd minute and Ebenezer Ocran in the 87th. The Ghana FA marked it as a title won in the club's 28th year. Beneath that sits the 2021-22 Zone 2 title in the Division One League, the honour that opened the door. Emmanuel Mammah scored in the 3rd minute and Ebenezer Ocran in the 87th minute of that 2023-24 final-day win.

What Did the Title Mean for Samartex in Africa?

The title made Samartex Ghana's representatives in the 2024-25 CAF Champions League, the continent's leading club competition. For a club with only two Premier League seasons behind it, that was a remarkable jump in scale, from regional fixtures to ties against national champions from across Africa. Readers in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda can use the squad module to check player nationalities and the fixtures module to follow continental matches.

So, how should a reader from another country compare Samartex with their own champions? In my opinion, the useful measure is the route rather than the size of the club: a works side from a provincial town, promoted in 2022 and champions within two seasons, is a story most African leagues will recognise from their own history. When comparing continental results, check the venue as well as the score to distinguish Samartex's home performances in Ghana from their away performances.

FC Samartex 1996, Samartex FC or Samartex: Was the Club Founded in 1995 or 1996?

The distinction is between the team's recreational beginnings and its entry into organised competition. The full club name is FC Samartex 1996. Samartex entered Division Three in 1996-97, and the Ghana FA described the 2023-24 title as coming in the club’s 28th year.

For readers tracing the club's development, the timeline separates its origins from later promotions and honours. Read the founding dates alongside the competition milestones to follow how the Samreboi side progressed through Ghanaian football. The club is also known as Samartex.

How Do You Follow Samartex Fixtures, Results and the Table From Africa?

Open Samartex fixtures for the club's scheduled matches, venues and kick off details, including changes to the programme. For a Samartex match starting at 15:00 GMT in Samreboi, the corresponding clocks read 16:00 WAT for Nigeria, 18:00 EAT for Kenya and Uganda, and 17:00 SAST for South Africa. The fixture entries group GMT, WAT, EAT and SAST together for readers following Samreboi's club across Africa.

Use the Ghana Premier League table (log) to compare Samartex's points and matches played with those of the other clubs. In the 18 club competition, each team faces the other 17 at home and away, making 34 league matches per side. The highest points total at the end determines the champions. Compare games played alongside the points gap when assessing Samartex, since postponed fixtures can leave clubs with different numbers of completed matches.

Samartex's results entries identify the home team and list each match's score and scorers. Pair those details with the squad's positions and nationalities to connect performances with the players involved. Country viewing listings provide the broadcast details for following Samartex, with arrangements updated as coverage changes.

Who Coached the Title Side, and Who Are the Key Players?

Nurudeen Amadu was the coach when Samartex won the league in 2023-24, and his name belongs to the club's history whatever the dugout looks like in later seasons. The goals that sealed the title came from Emmanuel Mammah and Ebenezer Ocran, and both are part of that story for good. For Samartex's players this season, consult the squad module's positions and nationalities; Mammah and Ocran's contributions remain part of the 2023-24 title story.

Where Do Samartex Fit in Ghana's New Champions Era?

Samartex belong to a run of champions from outside the traditional big two that changed the shape of the Ghana Premier League. After Hearts of Oak in 2020-21 and Asante Kotoko in 2021-22, the title went to Medeama in 2022-23, Samartex in 2023-24 and Bibiani Gold Stars in 2024-25, three different winners in a row, before Medeama won again in 2025-26. That makes four straight seasons, from 2022-23 to 2025-26, in which neither Kotoko nor Hearts finished first, a stretch that rewrote what Ghanaian fans expect from a league season.

In my opinion, Samartex stand out even in that company because of the speed: tenth in a debut season, champions in the second. Bibiani Gold Stars, whose rise sits in their own club profile, won their first major title in 2024-25, and Medeama lifted the trophy twice between 2022-23 and 2025-26. For Kotoko and Hearts, a league with more possible champions is a stronger league, and they have the history and the crowds to answer it. For Samartex, the road back to the CAF Champions League runs through the table at the top, one round at a time.