Ghana Football Association President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has announced a wide-ranging financial and logistical support package for clubs in the Division One League (DOL) and Women’s Premier League (WPL) ahead of the upcoming domestic season.
The measures, outlined at the 32nd Ordinary Session of Congress at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram, are intended to reduce clubs’ operating costs and support higher standards across Ghana’s lower-tier and women’s competitions.
The Ghana Football Association will continue to pay the fees of referees and Match Commissioners working in the Division One League. In addition, each of the 48 participating clubs will receive GHS 120,000.
Every DOL club will also be provided with 30 footballs. The total value of the support for the competition is estimated at approximately GHS 16,244,151.25.
The intervention is designed to give clubs greater financial stability while helping the GFA organise the second tier of Ghana’s professional football structure in better conditions.
Women’s Premier League support
The Women’s Premier League will receive a separate package aimed at helping its 20 clubs meet the demands of the season.
As with the Division One League, the GFA will cover the fees for referees and Match Commissioners. Each WPL club will also be given 30 pairs of football boots and GHS 100,000 in financial assistance.
Fuel support from Melcom and Goil will form part of the package, offering further practical help to clubs with their logistical requirements.
Simeon-Okraku said the combined financial and material support reflected the Football Association’s continuing commitment to strengthening both competitions and easing some of the pressures facing participating clubs.
Clubs praised for venue improvements
The GFA president also praised clubs for investing in their home grounds and matchday facilities.
“I am particularly encouraged by the significant investments made by clubs in upgrading their match venues and facilities,” he said.
He highlighted improvements to dressing rooms, spectator amenities, security infrastructure, sanitation facilities and media areas, alongside other requirements needed to stage matches effectively.
According to Simeon-Okraku, those upgrades are helping create football venues that are “safer, more professional, and more welcoming” for players, officials, supporters, media and commercial partners.
The GFA’s assistance will therefore operate alongside the clubs’ own investment in infrastructure as Ghana prepares for another season of domestic competition.
The Football Association said the combination of financial support, equipment, fuel assistance and venue improvements should help raise professional standards across the Division One League and Women’s Premier League.
