Accra, Feb. 2, GNA – Ghana’s leading online betting and gaming brand, Betway Ghana, has inked a sponsorship deal with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the Ghana Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Per the deal, Betway is recognized as the Development Partner of the WPL.
As Development Partners, Betway would deliver a mix of solutions that would focus on supporting the teams and helping amplify the Women’s League in Ghana.
Key amongst these benefits include a season-long mentorship programme with local and international resources for officials of the clubs under the auspices of Betway Ghana.
Betway would also be providing training equipment for participating clubs, as well as amplified coverage of the league in collaboration with the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG).
According to Betway, this is to draw the much-needed attention for activities of the Women’s league
Mr. Kwabena Oppong-Nkrumah, the Country Manager and Marketing at Betway Ghana said “This is a league that has shown potential, hence the need for a communal approach in developing it.
“As a brand that believes in sports development, we believe supporting the women’s league in Ghana with unique innovations such as sponsoring the league as development partners will go a long way to help unearth talents in Women’s football and bring communal benefits to the nation as a whole.”
The General Secretary of the GFA, (Esq.) Prosper Harrison Addo expressed his excitement for the sponsorship and believes it will bring competition and develop the women’s league.
He said, “The Women’s Premier League has seen another level of progress over the last two years. The GFA is extremely happy to welcome a global brand such as Betway on board as we continue to expand the frontiers of the Women’s game in Ghana.
“With the re-organisation of the Women’s Premier League and the support from Betway and a new incoming Television partner, we are guaranteed of even more competitive matches, more talent identification and development, more excitement, and indeed, a great champion to represent Ghana at the CAF Women’s Champions League.”
GNA