The run
Five rounds, three schools, one line each. Take a round to read what happened in it.
The night
20 photographs from MyJoyOnline.
Embedded from the publisher, credited, and linked back. Nothing is copied onto this server. Each source article and the images on it were saved to the Internet Archive on 2026-10-30, so a file the publisher later removes falls back to the archived capture instead of breaking.
Scoreboard
The same run as a table, because a table is what an archive is for.
| School | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 PRESEC-Legon
| 9 | 17+8 | 21+4 | 34+13 | 40+6 | 40 |
| 2 Accra Academy
| 11 | 14+3 | 14+0 | 30+16 | 33+3 | 33 |
| 3 AUGUSCO
| 11 | 17+6 | 17+0 | 27+10 | 27+0 | 27 |
Watch it
NSMQ Ghana, the official channel. Nothing is rehosted here; the player loads only when you press play.
Notes
PRESEC-Legon's ninth national title, a record. They trailed after Round 1 on 9 points while Accra Academy and AUGUSCO were tied on 11, and led only from Round 3 onward. Accra Academy's first Grand Finale appearance in the school's history.
The nine
9 of the nine students who sat behind the buzzers, named by the organisers themselves.
Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School, Legon
- Jason as published
- Kekeli as published
- Akosah as published
Accra Academy
- Madu as published
- Nsiah as published
- Addo as published
St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast
- Amos as published
- Yawson as published
- Joseph as published
Sources
- NSMQ 2026: From 9 points to ADO9 — PRESEC Legon survive thriller to claim 9th trophyMyJoyOnline · press · retrieved 2026-09-11
- PRESEC wins NSMQ for the 9th timeGraphic Online · press · retrieved 2026-09-11
- 2026 NSMQ: PRESEC-Legon beat Accra Academy and St Augustine's to win ninth titlePulse Ghana · press · retrieved 2026-09-11
- 2026 NSMQ: Accra Academy's first final, a 7-point heartbreak yet a glimpse of gloryAdomonline · press · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Photos: Inside the thrilling NSMQ 2026 Grand Finale as PRESEC, AUGUSCO and Accra Academy battle for gloryMyJoyOnline · photography · retrieved 2026-09-11Photographs by Joseph Odotei. Article by Prince Adu-Owusy, 10 September 2026. Images are embedded from MyJoyOnline and credited; no copy is stored here.
- #NSMQ2026 GRAND FINALE | ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE VS PRESBYTERIAN BOYS' SEC. SCH. VS ACCRA ACADEMYNSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Photos: Jama, chants and school pride as NSMQ 2026 grand finale heats upMyJoyOnline · photography · retrieved 2026-09-11Photographs by Joseph Odotei. Embedded and credited; no copy stored here.
- A message from Team PRESECNSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11Published 10 September 2026. Names the three PRESEC contestants as Jason, Kekeli and Akosah. First names and surnames as the organisers published them; no fuller identification is on the public record.
- Get to know Team AUGUSCONSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11Published 10 September 2026. Names the three AUGUSCO contestants as Amos, Yawson and Joseph.
- A message from Team ACCRA ACANSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11Published 10 September 2026. Names the three Accra Academy contestants as Madu, Nsiah and Addo.