{"id":145709,"date":"2024-01-31T09:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T09:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/31\/ghana-clubs-cleared-to-pick-up-second-batch-of-footballs-from-gfa-headquarters\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T09:55:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T09:55:56","slug":"ghana-clubs-cleared-to-pick-up-second-batch-of-footballs-from-gfa-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/31\/ghana-clubs-cleared-to-pick-up-second-batch-of-footballs-from-gfa-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Clubs cleared to pick up second batch of footballs from GFA Headquarters \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Representatives of clubs competing in the Ghana Premier League and Access Bank Division One League have been given the all clear to pick up footballs from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Club representatives from Ghana\u2019s top two football divisions have been directed to come for the balls in Accra that are being provided by the GFA as part of GFA President Kurt Okraku\u2019s promise to supply teams with footballs and football boots.<\/p>\n<p>The second batch of footballs was made available for collection on Monday, January 29 as games in both divisions are due to resume on February 23.<\/p>\n<p>Little under a year ago, football boots and footballs were distributed to Ghana Premier League clubs in the first batch.<\/p>\n<p>This development comes at a time the GFA is dealing with a ton of pressure following the Black Stars poor run at the 2023 AFCON in Cote D\u2019Ivoire\u00a0despite\u00a0having a very expensive budget drawn up for the team. (Click highlighted texts to read full stories)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_568843\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kurt-Okraku-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-568843\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GFA President Kurt Okraku Photo Courtesy: GFA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_577115\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nations.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-577115\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nations FC in action against Aduana Stars (Green) in Ghana Premier League Photo Courtesy: Nations FC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ghana failed to win any of three games in Group B at the competition and crashed out of the group stage for the second AFCON edition in a row.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives of clubs competing in the Ghana Premier League and Access Bank Division One League have been given the all clear to pick up footballs from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Headquarters. 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