The Ghana Football Association Executive Council Member, Samuel Anim Addo has praised the Leadership of GFA led by Kurt Okraku for initiating a policy that will award Ghana Premier League Clubs in the upcoming 2023/24 BetPawa Premier League for fielding players beneath the age of 17 years.
The GFA President announce at the 29th Ordinary Congress of the Football Association on July 10, 2023 at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi that as part of it’s game changing policy, the GFA is given all GPL Clubs Gh¢50,000 to establish U-17 teams and will in addition pay extra cash to every GPL club that will field some number of its U-17 players in the betPawa Premier League.
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Speaking to kyfilla.com , the affable football administrator said;
“let take this opportunity to talk about this issue, the decision by the GFA to pay extra cash to GFA Clubs who will field some U-17 players in the upcoming season, I think it is something that will help the course of Ghana football in terms of getting talent for our Junior National teams.
“ To me this is the best ever policy by the GFA because it will help to solve the problems of our Junior National teams.
“Why am I saying that because the likes of Asamoah Gyan, Sulley Muntari, Michael Essien, Derek Boateng, Godwin Attram and Laryea Kingston, go and check their background, they all played the colts league and were promoted straight to the Premier League.
“Currently we also have some of this talents in the Junior team who are special, we should allow them to play in some of the league matches , if we allow them to play, that is where they will get the big match temperament and confidence .
“So if at age 16 and 17 years and he is playing in the top flight when you invite to the national team, the results will be there for all to see..
Samuel Anim Addo is noted for nurturing and identifying young talents with the likes of Mattew Anim Cudjoe of Scottish side Dundee United and Black Meteors Striker Emmanuel Yeboah of CFR Cluj all coming through his hands..
