{"id":239139,"date":"2024-10-25T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/25\/ghana-premier-league-struggling-for-headline-sponsor-because-it-is-not-attractive\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:54:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:54:35","slug":"ghana-premier-league-struggling-for-headline-sponsor-because-it-is-not-attractive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/25\/ghana-premier-league-struggling-for-headline-sponsor-because-it-is-not-attractive\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Premier League struggling for headline sponsor because it is not attractive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/897\/89700335.295.jpg\" alt=\"Former Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie\" title=\"Former Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Former Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie has pointed to the Ghana Premier League\u2019s lack of credibility as a key reason behind the difficulty in securing headline sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike last season, the 2024\/25 season was launched without a title sponsor or a primary broadcast partner, which featured dedicated TV rights.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Citi Sports, Afriyie, who once served on CAF\u2019s Marketing and TV Rights Committee, underscored that the league\u2019s current structure fails to attract corporate sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe product simply isn\u2019t attractive enough to draw in corporate investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean for them and those in administration they think that they are doing very well but people like Mr. Kudjoe Fianoo have been around for so many years and know how Ghana football has been run over the years and that if Mr Fianoo says Kurt Okraku has failed, that\u2019s a fact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, they should take their hands off the running of the Premier League,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie Former Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie has pointed to the Ghana Premier League\u2019s lack of credibility as a key reason behind the difficulty in securing headline sponsors. 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