Media Release
MTN GHANA NAMED AS TOP PERFORMING OPCO IN THE MTN GROUP
Accra, February 09, 2026 – MTN Ghana has been crowned the overall winner of the 2025 MTN Group Million Dollar Challenge, emerging as the top-performing operation across the MTN footprint. The announcement was made at the MTN Global Leadership Gathering (GLG) 2026, where leaders from across the Group converged to celebrate breakthrough performance and innovation.
MTN Ghana’s Million Dollar Challenge is a flagship internal competition aimed at driving strategic execution, innovation, and value creation within the MTN Operating Companies. MTN Ghana’s win underscores its market-leading execution, strong financial and operational performance, and its ability to scale strategic platforms across Fintech, Enterprise, and Consumer segments. The company picked up a total of six major awards, reaffirming its status as one of the Group’s most consistent and forwarddriving businesses.
Other awards won by MTN Ghana:
Million Dollar Challenge 2025 – Connectivity (Enterprise)
Million Dollar Challenge 2025 – Connectivity (Consumer)
Million Dollar Challenge 2025 – Fintech (MoMo Ghana)
CEO of the Year – Fintech: Shaibu Haruna, MoMo Ghana
Overall CEO of the Year (1st Runner-Up): Shaibu Haruna
Speaking on the company’s outstanding achievement, an ecstatic Stephen Blewett, CEO of MTN Ghana, said: “This recognition is a powerful endorsement of the relentless commitment, creativity and execution excellence of our teams. Winning the overall Million Dollar Challenge and leading across critical platforms such as Fintech, Enterprise and Consumer shows that MTN Ghana is not only delivering strong results but building sustainable platforms for future growth. I am immensely proud of our people and the discipline with which they continue to deliver on our strategy.”
The GLG 2026 brought together senior leaders from across MTN’s operating companies to assess progress, refine strategic priorities and reinforce the leadership standards required to navigate an increasingly competitive and complex digital landscape.
MTN Ghana’s performance at the 2025 Million Dollar Challenge positions the business as a benchmark for excellence within the MTN Group and highlights the company’s commitment to innovation, customer value creation and longterm growth.
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Media Contacts:
Adwoa Wiafe
Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer
Email: MTNGhana.MediaOffice@mtn.com
Efua Falconer
Acting Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Email: MTNGhana.MediaOffice@mtn.com
About Scancom PLC
MTN Ghana is the market leader in the mobile telecommunications industry in Ghana, offering subscribers a range of exciting options under Pay as You Go, Pay Monthly and Mobile Financial Services. The company is part of the MTN Group which is a leader in emerging markets with a clear vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our customers. We are inspired by our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life. Scancom PLC is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Our strategy is Ambition 2025: Leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress.
