Ghana Premier League Clubs To Get Cash Support From Government Ahead New Season

  Ghana Premier League Clubs To Get Cash Support From Government By Sampson Adedeji All clubs participating in the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season will receive a sum of GHS50,000 ( 3,250,879.95) from the government on Friday, information picked up from Ghana radio (Oyerepa FM) has revealed. Last month, it was reported that the Ministry of Youth and Sports after a meeting with the Ghana League clubs association has agreed to give financial support to all top-flight clubs. The move had become necessary as a result of the decision by the Ministry to force clubs to play the ongoing football season behind closed doors in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Today, information picked up from Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM has indicated that all is set for the government to begin disbursement of GHS50,000 to each club tomorrow. It is understood that the sum will be the first trench of a total of GHS100,000 set to be given to each club this season to mitigate any financial burden arising from playing behind closed doors. With 18 clubs participating in the league, last season marked the first time since 1980 that more than 16 clubs competed in the top division of Ghanaian football. King Faisal and Great Olympics were readmitted after separate court cases over unhappiness about their relegation from the top-flight in previous seasons. During a council meeting in October 2019 before the season began, the number of relegated teams was reduced from five to three. The GFA announced that the league was suspended on March 15 2020, in the middle of match-week 15, because of the global COVID-19 pandemic . On 31 May, the league was further suspended until at least 31 June. On 30 June, the FA had a meeting and cancelled the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A meeting was held on 27 August 2020 to determine the start and logistics of the 2020–2021 season.