The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kurt Simeon Edwin Okraku, has promised football supporters that the 2022–23 betPawa Ghana Premier League (GPL) will include better officials.
In order to encourage them to perform better, Mr. Okraku claims that match officials will be paid more than they did during the previous season.
The astute football executive said the referees for this season’s league had received the best training to help improve officiating this season while speaking at the betPawa Ghana Premier League opening in Accra on Friday.
“One topic people do speak about is officiating, but officiating would improve this year.
“Currently we have all the 45 centre referees and 45 line officials camped in Pampram undergoing training.
“We believe they would be ready for the new season and that the FA would offer them every opportunity to excel,” he said.
Mr. Okraku also said that in their pursuit of quality officiating, referees who fall short of expectations would be dealt with in accordance with GFA rules.
Beginning on Friday, September 9, 2022, the betPawa Ghana Premier League will run for the 2022–23 season.
