Akosua Achiaa Sarpong: 10 Things to Know About Ghana’s Top Law Graduate of 2026

Akosua Achiaa Sarpong won two major awards at Ghana's 63rd Call to the Bar ceremony on October 9, 2026The KNUST Faculty of Law graduate became the 11th student from the university to win the prestigious John Mensah Sarbah Award since 2011Sarpong stood out among a cohort of 1,568 newly enrolled lawyers, taking home honours for both overall performance and civil procedurePAY ATTENTION: Mark YEN.com.gh as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!

Akosua Achiaa Sarpong made a striking entrance into Ghana's legal profession at the 63rd Call to the Bar ceremony on October 9, 2026, walking away with two of the event's most coveted academic honours.

Here are ten things worth knowing about the woman who is fast becoming one of the most talked-about names in Ghanaian legal circles.

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Her most high-profile recognition is the John Mensah Sarbah Award, given to the best all-round candidate in the Professional Law Examinations. It is among the most distinguished prizes a newly called lawyer in Ghana can receive.

Alongside the all-round prize, Sarpong picked up the award for Best Student in Civil Procedure, a technically demanding area covering how civil litigation is conducted through the courts.

Before university, Sarpong schooled at Notre Dame Girls Senior High School in Ghana's Bono Region, laying the academic groundwork for her later achievements.

According to the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, the 2026 ceremony enrolled 1,568 lawyers in total. Earning two major distinctions within that large cohort makes Sarpong's performance all the more remarkable.

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KNUST reported that Sarpong is the 11th graduate from the institution to win the John Mensah Sarbah Award since 2011, and the fourth consecutive recipient from KNUST since 2023, a run that underlines the university's strength in legal education.

Two other KNUST graduates, Eunice Agyei and Anita Enyonam Dei, also received awards at the same ceremony. Between them, the three graduates claimed four of the 11 awards presented on the day.

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana identified Sarpong as a congregant of the Ramseyer Memorial Congregation in Adum-Kumasi and publicly celebrated her accomplishment within the church community.

In Ghana, the Call to the Bar ceremony represents the formal entry into professional legal practice. Sarpong's dual recognition at this stage gives her a strong platform as she begins her career.

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Winning both the top all-round student prize and a subject-specific award at the same ceremony is a rare distinction.

While details about her future career plans remain limited publicly, her examination performance has already established her as a notable figure in Ghana's 2026 class of lawyers.

Earlier, YEN.com.gh wrote about eight law graduates recognised for academic excellence at Ghana’s 2026 Call to the Bar ceremony.

The awards covered eight professional law courses, with four women and four men among the recipients.

Their achievements spanned fields from Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law to Advocacy and Conveyancing. Meet the graduates honoured as top students in their respective courses.

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Portia Arthur (Entertainment Editor) Portia Arthur holds a BA in publishing from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2013). She has nearly a decade of experience in journalism. She worked as a Lifestyle editor for Pulse.com.gh for almost six years. She joined YEN.com.gh in 2022 as its pioneer fashion editor. She has also worked with celebrities and footballers in image consultancy and management. She has completed Google News Initiative News Labs courses and Advanced Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting, Fighting misinformation. She can be reached via email: portia.arthur@yen.com.gh