President John Dramani Mahama announced the government’s financial aid to GPL clubs before the 2025/26 season.
As a result of the partnership between the GPL and Adesa Production Limited before the season, all 18 Premier League teams got GHC1 million.
Mahama stated that the initiative was part of the government’s renewed focus on sustainable sports financing when he spoke 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.
“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 credited fiscal discipline and efforts to cut wasteful spending for the government’s intervention abilities.
“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 reiterated that football’s unifying force in Ghana justified the government’s focus on investing in it.
“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 said the local league’s strength is vital for the Black Stars, highlighting that a strong GPL would boost the national Team’s talent pool.
“And that is not resources that have been wasted. Moreover, having a strong domestic league also reflects in your international assignments, particularly with the Black Stars, as you serve as the primary source of players for the Team.
“Therefore, if we support the local league and it’s competitive, it will produce more talents and the Black Stars will gain from those talents and be able to represent Ghana abroad.”