Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President George Afriyie has questioned the source of funds behind the GHC1 million payment announced for each Ghana Premier League club ahead of the new season.
GFA President Kurt Okraku announced the financial support during the Association’s 32nd Ordinary Congress at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
The announcement comes after clubs received a similar amount last season, with that funding coming from the government through the Adesa Productions Limited (APL) broadcast deal.
However, Afriyie believes club administrators should have sought clarity on the source of this season’s payment before accepting the announcement.
Speaking on Sporty Breakfast, he said: “I am worried that club administrators failed to scrutinize the GFA’s documents before attending congress.”
“If the GFA president says he’s going to give each club GHC1 million, the first question I expect Hearts and Kotoko to ask is, where is the money coming from?” he added.
Afriyie also questioned whether the latest funding was coming from the government and why the GFA had not acknowledged the government if that was the case.
“If the GHC1 million to each club is coming from government, then why is the GFA not giving the government credit?” he asked.
The former GFA vice president said the Association had yet to provide clarity to the sporting public over the source of the funds.
“As of today, the GFA has failed to tell the sporting public where the money came from. In Kurt Okraku’s manifesto, he says transparency is key but today we sit here and we don’t know where the money is coming from,” Afriyie said.
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