National teams will have the best preparations for big championships with MTN $2m partnership â?? Kurt Okraku

GFA President Kurt Okraku says the association’s latest partnership with MTN Ghana will give the country’s national teams the best preparations for major tournaments.

The telecommunications giant has signed a two-year, $2 million deal with the GFA to become the headline sponsor of four male and female national sides.

The agreement, announced on Thursday at MTN Ghana’s Head Office in Accra, covers the Black Stars, the Black Queens, the Black Satellites (U20), and the Black Starlets (U17).

It represents a major shift from the 2022 World Cup arrangement, which was also worth $2 million but focused solely on the Black Stars.

“This investment by MTN would ensure that these young boys, Black Queens, and Satellites would have the best of preparations that would put them in the competitive mood for the big championships,” Okraku stated after signing the documents alongside MTN Ghana CEO Stephen Blewett.

Also present at the ceremony were members of the GFA Executive Council, Black Stars technical staff John Paintsil and Fatau Dauda, and MTN Ghana executives.

The Black Stars, who failed to qualify for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, currently lead Group I in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and will resume their campaign in September.

The Black Queens, fresh from winning bronze at the 2024 Women’s AFCON, will be seeking an improved performance in next year’s tournament.

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