The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kurt Okraku has promised Ghanaian clubs a whopping amount of GHC 50,000 to urge them to establish youth teams.
The announcement comes as an aim to combat the recent decline in juvenile football in the country which has resulted in unimpressive performances for national youth teams.
During his speech at the GFA 29th Ordinary Congress on Monday, July 10, at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Okraku said while his outfit allocate the said amount, half of that would be given to clubs who give such players an appreciable amount of playing time
“Each Ghana Premier League club is to be supported with GHC 50,000 for setting up a youth team. Clubs would also get 25,000 when two of their youth players team players feature in more than 15 games,” he said.
Kurt Okraku’s first term is bound to end in October as he seeks re-election after his first four-year mandate.
He is expected to be contested by other football administrators like former vice president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) George Afriyie, former Regional Football Association (RFA) for Western Region Kojo Yankah as well as Bernard Amofah Jantuah of Berekum Chelsea.
