World football governing body, FIFA, has confirmed that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) received over $260,000 for the maintenance of grass pitches in the country. In an email to JoySports’ Muftawu Nabila Abdulai, FIFA stated that the funds were allocated for the “installation of boreholes and water tanks” to improve pitch conditions. A publication on FIFA’s website last week revealed that “FIFA ...
The Referees Appointment Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced Match Officials for Matchday one of the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League. Below are the Match Officials for the opening weekend: REFEREES, VENUES & OTHER OFFICIALS MATCHDAY 1 DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 MATCH: DREAMS FC ...
The GFA Congress, at its 30th Ordinary Session held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, unanimously appointed ten (10) persons to serve as Members of the Disciplinary Committee. The new Disciplinary Committee membership will serve for the next four (4) years starting immediately following their appointment on August 27, 2024. In all, six members from the previous Committee were ...
President Okraku says the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is going to work to put a halt to betting companies putting Ghana Premier League matches on the market as no bookmaker has been licensed to do that. Matches in Ghana’s top flight have been featured on betting sites which has in recent times put the game in disrepute as some games ...
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kurt Okraku has provided positive updates on some key projects earmarked for the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram. He says the Executive Council has granted approval for the construction of two first class grass pitches to add to the existing pitches at the facility. The two new pitches will increase the total ...
Following Ghana’s disappointing exit from the on-going 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku made a strong statement, promising swift action to fix the issues plaguing the Black Stars team. Addressing the media alongside the GFA Executive Council, President Okraku acknowledged the shared disappointment following the team’s early elimination. He emphasized the GFA’s commitment ...
The two remaining betPawa Premier League Matchweek 3 games that were originally planned for Wednesday, October 3, 2023, have been rescheduled, according to the Ghana Football Association. Due to their respective CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Champions League fixtures in Conakry and Monrovia, Medeama SC and Dreams FC were unable to participate in their league games this weekend. Both teams ...
The Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League (WPL) schedule for the 2023–24 season has been released by the Ghana Football Association. The WPL is expected to begin on October 31, 2022, and run until May 17–20, 2023. The season’s first round will end between December 29 and January 1, 2024, and the second round will start between February 16 and 19. ...
George Afriyie claims that he will fight his fights through the structures in Ghanaian football. In response to Graphic Sports’ disclosure that he will be bringing the case before the Court of Arbitration for Sports, George Afriyie released the following statement. “No I don’t know where Graphic is coming from maybe they have seen something that I haven’t seen. But ...
Vincent Atinga of Medeama SC has been awarded the prestigious 2022–23 Ghana Premier League Player of the Season honour for his outstanding contributions. Atinga won Man of the Match awards in the Ghana Premier League on a frequent basis throughout the 2022–23 campaign, contributing significantly to Medeama’s first-ever title victory. Along with his Jonathan Sowah, Abednego Tetteh from Bibiani ...