The Ghana Football Association on Wednesday signed a three-year $6 million deal with  betPawa, one of Ghana’s leading online sports betting companies, as the official headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League.

The announcement was made at a special signing ceremony held at the Headquarters of the Ghana Football Association in Accra.

“The Partnership between betPawa and the Ghana Football Association is aimed at properly marketing and positioning the elite league to become an African phenomenon as one of the most successful and attractive leagues on the continent”, the FA president noted.

Signing on behalf of betPawa, international superstar and betPawa stakeholder Mr Eazi highlighted that “the company’s high appetite for growing and harnessing talents, creating opportunities and rewarding fans across its markets are a few of the many reasons for partnering with the GFA”.

GFA President, Kurt Okraku on his part commended betPawa for the partnership. “On behalf of the Executive Council and the football fraternity in Ghana I wish to thank you for your support.”

Okraku further pointed out that Ghana is blessed with a lot of football talents and evidence is seen through the display of soccer artistry across the various leagues.

He added that “for the country to be able to compete fiercely and on equal footing with other talents across the globe, there is the need for companies like betPawa and corporate Ghana to contribute to complement to the effort of the Government.”

The Ghana Premier League has been without a headline sponsor for the past four years after Zylofon Cash mutually terminated a five-year, $10 million contract signed in 2018 with former GFA Boss Kwesi Nyantekyi’s administration.

The 2022/23 betPawa Ghana Premier League will launched on 2 September 2022 with the competition kicking off on the weekend of 9 to the 12 September 2022