GFA announces disbursement of $1.8m Covid-19 relief funds

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced a $1.8m financial relief package to be shared among stakeholders of football in the country.

The funds received from Football’s world governing body FIFA and Africa’s CAF is to support clubs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

As per the release by the FA, $1m was received as a solidarity grant from FIFA, with an additional $500,000 reserved for women football. CAF also supported the FA with 300,000 making a total of $1.8m.

At an executive council meeting on Wednesday, July 17, the FA announced  how the money will be shared among all the stakeholders of the game with part of the monies going to clubs in all tiers of Ghana football, national teams, referees, match commissioners, associations of Football and media officers.

Breakdown

$270,000 has been earmarked for the Ghana Premier League and with the league having 18 teams, each club is expected to get $15,000.

The 16 Women League clubs will receive a combined fee of $160,000 which means each club will get $10,000.

The Division One League with its membership of 48 teams will get $360,000 with individual clubs getting $7,500.

There are 72 regional Division One League clubs and $60,000 has been allocated for them.

The senior national team the Black Stars will get $17,000 for its operations while its female counterpart Black Queens have been given the $60,000.