{"id":1174176,"date":"2022-08-11T12:06:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T12:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/integrity-of-ghpl-will-not-be-compromised-with-betpawa-deal\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:06:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T12:06:29","slug":"integrity-of-ghpl-will-not-be-compromised-with-betpawa-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/integrity-of-ghpl-will-not-be-compromised-with-betpawa-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrity of GHPL will not be compromised with betPawa deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"463\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-10-120420-696x463.png\"   alt=\"GFA boss, Kurt Okraku [L] with betPawa shareholder Mr Eazi [R]\" title=\"GFA boss, Kurt Okraku [L] with betPawa shareholder Mr Eazi [R]\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">GFA boss, Kurt Okraku [L] with betPawa shareholder Mr Eazi [R]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana Football Association [GFA]\u00a0General Secretary, Prosper Harrison Addo says the integrity of the Ghana Premier League will not be compromised despite confirming online betting company, betPawa as the headline sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s football governing body last week announced that they have agreed on a\u00a0three-year deal with the betting company to become the official headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League ahead of the 2022\/2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>The deal according to the Ghana FA is worth 6 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Following issues with match manipulation in Ghana Football, many have raised questions about the GFA\u2019s decision to partner betPawa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>However, Mr Addo said he believes the agreement with the betting company will not affect the integrity of the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompetition sponsorship doesn\u2019t encourage betting and betting industries have their own way of marketing to their target market,\u201d Prosper Harrison Addo told <strong>Asempa FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetPawa is a regulated industry and the fact of the sponsorship does not encourage negative betting (betting which is not encouraged by the state).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the national laws which allow betting, people under 18 cannot bet, as well as footballers,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will strictly monitor and sanction anyone who falls foul of the provisions we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2022\/2023 betPawa Ghana Premier League season will commence on the weekend of September 9 to September 12.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4KPd8IeROtE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ensuring Efficiency: GWCL makes moves to address overbilling, illegal connections (10-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KPd8IeROtE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GFA boss, Kurt Okraku [L] with betPawa shareholder Mr Eazi [R] Ghana Football Association [GFA]\u00a0General Secretary, Prosper Harrison Addo says the integrity of the Ghana Premier League will not be compromised despite confirming online betting company, betPawa as the headline sponsor. 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