Ghana forward Kwame Peprah has been named Best Player of the Tournament after a remarkable 2025/26 campaign with Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC in Cambodia.
The club announced the award on Instagram, posting a photograph of the 25-year-old holding his trophy.
Peprah scored 24 goals and provided four assists in 28 Cambodian Premier League appearances, contributing directly to 28 goals. His form earned him the league’s Golden Boot, the Best Player award and a place in the Team of the Season.
He was also named Most Valuable Player six times as Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC won the Cambodian Premier League with 66 points.
His goalscoring form continued in the 2025/26 AFC Challenge League, where he scored eight goals in eight appearances to finish as the leading scorer. He also supplied two assists as Svay Rieng reached the final, although they lost 4-3 after extra time to Kuwait SC.
The AFC Challenge League Golden Boot was another major honour for Peprah and showed his effectiveness against continental opposition as well as in domestic competition.
Peprah joined Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC in July 2025, a move which transformed his career. He also helped the club win the Cambodian Super Cup in 2025 and 2026.
From Ghana to Cambodia
Born in Kumasi on December 16, 2000, Peprah first made his name with King Faisal in the Ghana Premier League. During the 2020/21 campaign, he scored 12 league goals and became the club’s leading scorer.
His performances led to a move to South Africa in August 2021, when he joined Orlando Pirates. He scored seven league goals in his first season and was named the club’s Player of the Season. He was also nominated for the DStv Premiership Young Player of the Season award.
However, Peprah found regular opportunities harder to secure in later seasons and spent time on loan at Maritzburg United in South Africa and Hapoel Hadera in Israel.
He joined Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League in August 2023. Although he showed glimpses of his attacking ability, he did not find the consistency that has followed in Cambodia.
Peprah has now won the Cambodian Premier League, the 2025/26 Golden Boot, the Best Player award, a place in the Team of the Season, the AFC Challenge League Golden Boot and two Cambodian Super Cups. His latest honour adds to a notable rise after difficult spells abroad.
Black Stars opportunity?
Despite his club success, Peprah has not won a senior cap for Ghana. He did represent the country at under-23 level in 2021, making four appearances and scoring three goals.
His 24 league goals and eight AFC Challenge League goals could put him under consideration for the Black Stars, who continue to seek reliable attacking options. His experience in South Africa, India and Cambodia has also exposed him to different football environments.
At 25, Peprah still has time to develop further. His awards, consistency and performances in important matches provide a strong case for Ghana’s technical team to monitor him, even though playing in Cambodia does not guarantee selection.
From King Faisal and Orlando Pirates to Kerala Blasters and now Svay Rieng, Peprah’s career has been defined by persistence and revival. A senior Black Stars call-up would represent the next significant step.
