Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, has labeled the Ghana Premier League as one of Africa’s least appealing football competitions.
He made the comments on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, shortly after the passage of the Sports Fund Bill.
Assafuah, who also serves as the Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, stressed the urgent need for funding to improve the country’s top-flight football.
“It is clear that in our country, as we speak, when it comes to resources that are supposed to be used to fund our sporting activities…we have a huge challenge. Let me bring to your mind even the Ghana Premier League as we speak, it is one of the most unattractive sporting activities even in Africa," he said.
He attributed the league’s struggles to chronic underfunding.
“The growing unattractiveness is because of a lack of funding. Funding that is supposed to be available to be able to boost morale in terms of the Ghana Premier League is unavailable. It is on that basis that we believe that we need to pass this Sports Fund urgently," Vincent Assafuah added.
In the ongoing 2025/26 season, Aduana Stars sit atop the league table with 27 points after 14 matches.
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