Samaria Ladies Captain Gifty Acheampong Thanks GFA For Allowance Initiative

Captain for Samaria Ladies, Gifty Acheampong has expressed the appreciation of the club to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for its agreement with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to pay players in the Women’s Premier League.

Following successful talks between the Ghana FA and the YEA, they have reached a consensus to enroll players in the Women’s Premier League on the YEA program.

The initiative will see 480 players being paid GHS500 as monthly allowance for the next 6 months beginning from July 2020.

Speaking to the media team of the GFA, Gifty Acheampong has applauded the efforts of the football governing body as she thanks the government for the gesture.

“On behalf of Ampem Darkoa Ladies, I want to extend our gratitude to the Ghana Football Association and also to the government for this initiative for women’s footballers in Ghana.

“As the Coronavirus lingers on, everything is on hold for now with no training and sometimes it is difficult to feed ourselves. When we need something, we have to go to our Team Managers and it’s a bit tedious as well”, the striker said.

She added, “We want to thank the President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo and the President of the GFA, Kurt E.S Okraku and the Executive Council for this wonderful opportunity that they have given us. We hope and pray that this wonderful gesture will be extended after the six-month duration.”