{"id":57198,"date":"2023-04-12T13:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T13:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/gfa-launches-the-ghana-futsal-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T13:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T13:23:36","slug":"gfa-launches-the-ghana-futsal-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/gfa-launches-the-ghana-futsal-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA launches the Ghana Futsal Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"473\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-105200-696x473.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-04-12 105200\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Ghana Football Association\u00a0(GFA) on Tuesday launched Futsal Premier League, with 16 teams set to compete for the ultimate prize.<\/p>\n<p>President of the GFA, Kurt Okraku announced a prize of GH\u00a210,000 for the winners. GH\u00a28,000 for the runners-up and GH\u00a25,000 for the third-placed team.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to aid the teams preparation for the league, the GFA has provided each club with a starter pack.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>This includes 10 Futsal balls, with five designated for matches and the remaining five for training purposes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde7. \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde6. \ud835\udddb\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd8 ! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1e was launched this afternoon at the GFA Secretariat \ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\udffe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GHFutsalPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GHFutsalPL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurtokraku?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kurtokraku<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JTUd37pNP0\">pic.twitter.com\/JTUd37pNP0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ghanafaofficial\/status\/1645813326314610691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The GFA also granted each club a sum of GH\u00a210,000 as part of the start-up funds.<\/p>\n<p>Futsal, a variant of football played on a hard court has gained popularity across the globe in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Futsal Premier League promises to showcase some of the best talent the country has to offer and provide a platform for players to showcase their skills.<\/p>\n<p>The league, which is set to kick off on April 22nd, will take place in Bawleshie and Lashibi in Accra.<\/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=\"Q4u25MgJKJQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kasiebo Tau At 9:55AM on Adom TV (12-04-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q4u25MgJKJQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Ghana Football Association\u00a0(GFA) on Tuesday launched Futsal Premier League, with 16 teams set to compete for the ultimate prize. 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