The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has launched a four-year player development programme that will provide every registered footballer across the country’s football pyramid with three footballs each season.
GFA president Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku announced the Triple Ball Development Policy, also known as the “One Player, Three Football Policy”, at the 32nd Ordinary Session of Congress at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram.
The scheme will be delivered through players’ clubs and will cover those competing in the Ghana Premier League, Division One League, Women’s Football, Regional Leagues and Colts Football.
Simeon-Okraku described the policy as one of the most significant interventions being introduced by the association, stressing the importance of consistent access to basic equipment.
“One of the most transformative initiatives we are introducing is the Triple Ball Development Policy, also known as the ‘One Player, Three Football Policy’. This bold national intervention is founded on a simple but powerful belief: every footballer’s journey begins with a ball,” he said.
The GFA says the policy is intended to ensure players can use quality footballs not only during organised club sessions but also for individual training and practice.
By placing footballs directly with players, the association hopes to promote more regular practice and help footballers improve their technical ability. It also aims to give young and emerging players more opportunities to develop outside scheduled training.
The programme has been designed to support players at every stage of the national game. It will therefore extend beyond the professional leagues and reach the grassroots, including Colts Football.
That broad coverage means access to essential training equipment will not depend on a player’s age or the level at which they compete. Premier League footballers and Colts players will both fall within the scope of the initiative.
The four-year structure is intended to provide continuity for clubs and players. Rather than relying on occasional distributions of equipment, the policy will give them sustained access to footballs during the period covered by the programme.
Support from MPs, businesses and diplomats
Simeon-Okraku said the initiative had received strong backing from groups outside the football community, including Members of Parliament, corporate institutions and the diplomatic community.
“I am particularly encouraged by the overwhelming support the ‘One Player, Three Football Policy’ has received from a broad coalition of Members of Parliament, corporate institutions and the diplomatic community,” he said.
The GFA president said that support demonstrated a shared willingness to work collectively on improving the foundations of football development in Ghana.
The Triple Ball Development Policy is part of the association’s wider “Power to the Youth” agenda. That programme is aimed at creating stronger and more sustainable pathways for young Ghanaian players.
By making equipment available across the country’s football structure, the GFA intends for the initiative to support development from the grassroots through to the Ghana Premier League, while maintaining a consistent focus on the basic tools required to improve as a footballer.
