The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Tuesday launched Futsal Premier League, with 16 teams set to compete for the ultimate prize starting on April 22.
GFA President Kurt Okraku announced a prize breakdown of GH 10,000 cedis for the winners, GH 8,000 cedis for the runners-up, and GH 5,000 cedis for the third-placed team.
In a bid to aid the teams’ preparation for the league, the GFA has provided each club with a starter pack.
This includes 10 futsal balls, with five designated for matches and the remaining 5 for training purposes.
The GFA also granted each club a sum of GH 10,000 cedis as part of the start-up funds.
The Ghana Futsal Premier League promises to showcase some of the best talent the country has to offer and provide a platform for players to showcase their skills.
Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, it is played on a hard court surface marked by lines; walls or boards are not used. It is played with a smaller, harder, lower-bounce ball than football.
