By Saibu Terry
published on 15 October 2024
The 2024/2025 Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League season has officially been launched in a colorful event at the headquarters of the association, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
The launch in Accra, saw the attendance of GFA Executives, Malta Guinness Executives, and representatives from some Women’s Premier League clubs set to compete in the new season.
This year’s season event dubbed “Top career women in Football’’ saw Career women from all sectors of the football Eco-system gracing the event in their beautiful regalia.
Speaking at the launch of the season, Women’s Football Representative on the Executive Council, Dr. Gifty Oware-Mensah, emphasized on the the significant investment made in the development of the women’s game over the years with support from Malta Guinness and other partners.
She noted that the GFA has trained more women coaches than any other African country over the past three years and has made substantial efforts in developing administrators, coaches, and officiating officials.
She added that, each of the 20 WPL clubs will receive 30 pairs of football boots, 30 footballs, and an appearance fees of GH₵60,000 for Northern Zone clubs and GH₵65,000 for Southern Zone clubs while assuring that all matches in the upcoming season will have extensive media coverage across both zones.
“We have done a lot with the money from the FA so far. We have trained all Division One club administrators providing them with knowledge of what they do,” she addressed.
“In addition, we have trained more coaches and goalkeepers’ coaches in Ghana than anywhere in the world. These are some of the things that the president started and we are continuing. Referees have also been trained to help minimize errors during games.
Source GFA
