President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that government has extended financial support to Ghana Premier League (GPL) clubs ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
Each of the 18 Premier League sides has received GHC1 million following the launch of a partnership between the GPL and Adesa Production Limited before the season commenced.
Speaking at the Jubilee House on Saturday, September 21, when Asante Kotoko and Bibiani GoldStars paid a courtesy call ahead of their CAF inter-club fixtures, Mahama explained that the initiative was part of government’s renewed focus on sustainable sports financing.
“Aside from that, as a token, at the start of the Premier [League], we have managed to give every club something. It’s a start. I’m sure the fund will grow,” Mahama said.
The President attributed the government’s ability to make such interventions to fiscal discipline and efforts to cut wasteful expenditure.
“Like Kurt said, we’ve agreed that with all the savings we are making in terms of expenditure, we’re cutting down expenditure, we’ve cut down the size of government, we’re avoiding waste of our national resources. It frees up more resources for us to invest in the things that are important, and sports is one of them,” he stated.
Mahama further stressed that football’s unique power to unite Ghanaians underpins the government’s decision to prioritise investment in the game.
“The good thing about sports, and especially football, is that it unites us… supporters of Kotoko are Dagatis, they are Dagombes, they are Ashantis, they are Fantis… and it is the football that brings us all together. So if we put money into sports and into football, we’re putting money into building a united country,” he said.
He added that strengthening the local league is crucial to the growth of the Black Stars, pointing out that a vibrant GPL would produce more talent for the national team.
"And that is not resources that have been wasted. But also, when you have a strong domestic league, it reflects in your international assignments, especially with the Black Stars, because you are the primary source for players into the Black Stars.
"So if we support the domestic league and it's competitive, it will breed more talents and the Black Stars will benefit from those talents and be able to also represent Ghana abroad."
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