The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that the best referee of the 2021/22 Premier League season will take home a brand new car.
This according to the GFA will encourage referees to put in their best performance in the upcoming league season which kicks off on Friday, October 29, 2021.
‘’For the Ghana Premier League, the best referee for the year will take home a car at the end of the season. I am very sure that our referees will be happy’’ President Simeon Okraku said at the League launch on Tuesday.
‘’The whole idea is to encourage our referees to be competitive and deliver top-notch performances over the course of the season’’ he added.
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About 90 Referees and Assistants have been selected by the Referees Committee for the upcoming campaign. These Referees have undergone various training programmes to prepare them for the 2021/22 campaign.
Meanwhile, the winner of the 2021/22 Premier League will earn GHC 250,000 as prize money at the end of the season.
The League winner will take home a trophy and cash prize of GHC 250,000 and 40 gold medals whiles the 1st and 2nd Runner up receive GHC 150,000, 40 silver medals and GHC 80,000, 40 Bronze medals respectively.
In Division One, Winners of the various Zones (One, Two and Three) will also receive a brand new car and 40 medals as reward packages in the second tier competition while the second placed teams take home GHC 30,000 and 30 silver medals each.
For the Women’s League, the Winner will be rewarded with GHC 50,000 and 40 Gold medals while the Runner up receives GHC 30,000 and 40 Silver medals. Each of the 20 participating clubs will receive jersey team bags, movable mini goalpost, footballs, ball bags, cones and shin guards.