betpawa withdrew as headline sponsor for Ghana Premier League

Ghana Premier League headline sponsor, betPawa has terminated their contract with the Ghana Football Association.

The GFA on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, communicated the termination to all the 18 Ghana Premier League clubs.

This means that, betpawa is no more the headline sponsors of the ongoing 2023/24 Ghana Premier League, which is 12 weeks old.

However, the GFA on Thursday, November 30, 2023 noted in a statement that, the two parties have reviewed the partnership between them.

Per the revised partnership, betPawa will pay an increased Locker Room Bonuses to players of every team that wins a league match.

Again, they will complete the artificial pitch at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram.

betPawa officially signed a deal to become the headline sponsor for the GPL at a ceremony held at the Headquarters of Ghana’s football on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

The gaming company penned a three-year deal worth $ 6 million.

For each season, an amount of $2 million was to be invested into the promotion of the Ghana Premier League.

Also, the GFA mandated to initiate the ‘Locker-room Bonuses’ which is a winning bonus package for each player and technical team of a winning club in the Ghana Premier League.

Part of the sponsorship was said to be invested in the construction of an Astro-turf at the Ghanaman Soccer Center in Prampram to be named the betPawa pitch. The construction was expected to start in October 2022.