StarTimes confirms part payment of $800,000 broadcast debt to GFA

StarTimes Ghana has begun settling its outstanding debt of over $800,000 owed to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) from its previous broadcast deal for the Ghana Premier League.

This was confirmed by the companys Public Relations Officer, Eli Kondoh, in an interview with Joy Sports.

The five-year broadcast partnership between StarTimes and the GFA expired ahead of the just-ended league season. In the absence of a renewed agreement, local TV coverage was handed over to AFA TV and Globe TV.

Although there were reports of ongoing renewal talks during the season, the GFA officially announced in May that negotiations had broken down.

According to the football association, the failure to agree on new terms stemmed from StarTimes inability to pay the remaining balance from the original $5.25 million contract signed in 2020.

Kondoh, however, disclosed that part of the debt has been paid in recent weeks.

If you're owing somebody in excess of five million dollars and you pay as much, and its left with a little over eight hundred thousand dollars, it means that a lot of money has gone into the whole project, Kondoh said.Just a few weeks ago, some amount of that outstanding balance has already been paid. So it means that StarTimes remains committed to the project of building Ghana football.So yes, it started very well. It didn't end badly either, and those outstanding amounts will also be cleared. Read Full Story