Alhaji MND Jawula, former President of Ghana Football Association openly ask
government to invest GH¢10 million a year to aid in the development of football in the country.
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The ex GFA president said this during an exclusive interview on ‘Beyond The Pitch’ on GTV
He serves on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Organisation Committee for
Inter-Club Competitions.
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As quoted;
“I have said it over and over in the media, the easiest way is if the government is
convinced that football is interesting and that football when it’s well done, supports the soul of the
country, then the government should put a little more into football.
“ It doesn’t need to put too much, if the government is prepared to inject just GH¢10 million into
football every year it will make a big change in Ghana.”
The seasoned football administrator, however, warned that “if we push too hard we could destroy
football in the country. We don’t have sponsorship like other countries have. In most other countries,
it’s about sponsorship that you find a company that will come on board and pay players to the extent
that players are comfortable.
“The concept of putting money into football is a philosophy that one might have but I am
not sure that most Ghanaian companies are based on that philosophy as yet.”
Alhaji MND Jawula, was the president from 1997 to 2001.
