The Ghana Premier League could benefit from a mega sponsorship deal that could rake in a whooping $44 million over a 12-year period.
Others who could benefit from the deal, according to Mr Asante, are coaches, who are expected to receive between ¢5,000 and¢10,000 a month depending on their qualification and licence class.
The package also covers the remuneration of referees with an amount of GH¢3,000 to be paid to each official while clubs who qualify to participate in the continental club competitions would be supported with $400,000.
Additionally, the deal will make financial support of GH¢50,000 to clubs to held upgrade their training pitches after an assessment of facilities available to the clubs.
For the Division One clubs, Mr Asante said the playing body would receive half of the amount Premier League clubs will enjoy while special packages would be made available to the Women League (GH¢5,250,000) and Beach Soccer League (GH¢5,250,000).
He gave the breakdown of the package as Premier League clubs (GH¢13,125,000), Division One League (GH¢15,750,000), Womens League (GH¢5,250,000), Beach Soccer League (¢5,250,000) referees (GH¢3,375,000).
Apart from that, the Premier League champions would walk home with a mouth-watering package of GH¢1,200,000, while similar rewards await winners of the Women’s League and beach soccer.
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