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GFA Launches Talent Identification And Development Programme
06 Oct

GFA Launches Talent Identification And Development Programme

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, launched the Talent Identification and Development Programme at the GFA Secretariat. The initiative of the Talent Identification and Development Programme is to come up with a way to unearth talents across all parts of the country as well as help them with their developments for the next years ahead in the various national team. Speaking at the launching, Papa Nii Lartey, who is the Head of the Elite Programme, explained what led to the decision to introduce the Talent Identification and Development Programme. “About a year ago under the directive…
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GFA Set To Launch Talent Identification Program On Wednesday
03 Oct

GFA Set To Launch Talent Identification Program On Wednesday

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) wishes to invite the sports media to the launch of the Talent Identification program on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the GFA Secretariat at 11am. The National Elite Talent Identification and Development Program is to identify and develop the best-talented youth players (male and female) in the country to form the base of the various national teams. The Directorate has put together a comprehensive Youth Development Plan that seeks to address all the shortfalls in the Ghanaian football ecosystem. This well-thought-out blueprint which is ready for implementation across the various Districts and Regional Football Associations…
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GFA Reacts To Interlocutory Injunction On Ghana Premier League
13 Sep

GFA Reacts To Interlocutory Injunction On Ghana Premier League

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The Ghana Football Association says it will not allow a few unscrupulous individuals to disrupt the start of the new football season. General Secretary of the Association, Prosper Harrison Addo, says the FA is focused on ensuring club owners do not invest in vain. He spoke on Luv FM on issues related to a possible injunction on the start of the 2022/23 Betpawa Ghana Premier League. The banned CEO of AshantiGold SC, Dr. Kwaku Frimpong, is said to have secured an interlocutory injunction restraining the GFA from commencing the 2022/23 season. The Obuasi-based club secured the injunction in protest against the decision of the GFA’s…
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10 key Takeaways From The 28th GFA Congress On Tuesday
31 Aug

10 key Takeaways From The 28th GFA Congress On Tuesday

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The 28th Ordinary Congress of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) took place on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The congress which took place at the Ghanaman Soccer Center of Excellence in Prampram was for the Ghana FA to have their annual meeting ahead of the start of the 2022/23 season. In his speech, the President of the Ghana FA, Kurt Okraku, revealed the plans of the FA as well as other initiatives to council members ahead of the new season. Below are the key points from his speech: 1. The process leading to an independently run league is in full effect.…
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Permit Us To Spend GHC 109m In 2022/23 – GFA To Congress
30 Aug

Permit Us To Spend GHC 109m In 2022/23 – GFA To Congress

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has asked Congress to be permitted to spend over GHC 109 million in 2022/23, per a document available to Joy Sports. Congress will convene on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence ahead of the new football season scheduled to start on September 9, 2022. The secretariat believes over GHC 100m will be enough for a successful running of football in the next football calendar. This amount, however, is almost three times the revenue generated by the FA in the 2020/21 season, and its total expenditure for same period. The football…
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24 Aug

GFA Release Fixtures For 2022/23 Women’s Premier League

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The new season of the Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League will kick off on Friday, October 7, 2022 across the two Zones. Defending Champions, Ampem Darkoa Ladies will begin their campaign against Northern Ladies of Tamale at the Ohene Ameyaw Park in Techiman, while former Champions Hasaacas Ladies start their season at home to rivals Berry Ladies. In other fixtures, Soccer Intellectuals Ladies FC will host Faith Ladies FC at Ajumako Asassan Park, while newly Promoted side Ridge City FC face Essiam Socrates. Match Day One will also see Pearl Pia Ladies take on Prison Ladies FC at the Aliu…
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18 Aug

CHAN Qualifiers; “We Are Ready For Nigeria” Dr. Tony Aubynn

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Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Committee Member Dr. Tony Aubynn has indicated the Black Galaxies are “quite ready” to play Nigeria in the final round of qualification games in the CAF Championship of African Nations (CHAN). Ghana plays Nigeria later this month at the Accra Stadium in the first of two legs and the winner qualifies to compete at the 2023 CHAN in Algeria. “We are quite ready for Nigeria, we are not going to relax until we have overcome Nigeria. I know they are very serious about us given the history…we are also motivated to do what we know…
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10 Aug

BetPawa Deal Will Not Affect The Integrity Of The League – GFA

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According to the General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo, the deal with betPawa to become the headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League will not affect the integrity of the game. The Ghana FA last week announced a three-year sponsorship deal with the betting company as the league’s headline sponsor ahead of the 2022/23 season. With recent incidents of match manipulation in the country’s top flight, many have questioned the decision to bring on board betPawa. However, Addo believes their introduction will not compromise football in the country. “Competition Sponsorship doesn’t encourage betting and betting industries…
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