According to the most recent FIFA Global Transfer Report 2023, Ghanaian football players were the seventh most often transferred players.
Throughout the period, 630 Ghanaian players were involved in transfers, which is a 19.1% increase from 2022.
A professional footballer who relocated abroad to join a new club represented a total of 179 different countries.
Ghana and Nigeria are the only two African nations included in the top ten nationalities based on the total number of transfers in 2023, demonstrating the tremendous demand for players from those two nations.
Even though the two West African nations were in the top ten in terms of transfers, only those from South America and Europe were among the top ten in terms of spending.
Ghanaian players’ transfers brought in $162.9 million, placing them 20th overall; Nigeria’s transfers brought in $189.1 million, placing them higher (15).
The $48 million high-profile transfer of Kudus Mohammed from Ajax Amsterdam to West Ham United accounts for a significant portion of Ghana’s total.
A total of 52 players were involved in transfers, and Ghana witnessed a 36.8% rise in transfers in women’s football, placing eighth overall.
