FIFA has confirmed that the Ghana Soccer Affiliation (GFA) acquired over $260,000 for grass pitch upkeep in Ghana.
The funds have been used for the “set up of boreholes and water tanks” to boost pitch circumstances.
Based on FIFA’s latest electronic mail to JoySports, this help aimed to enhance pure grass pitches at 80 venues throughout the nation, benefiting each girls’s and youth soccer.
Regardless of this, there’s rising concern in regards to the state of those pitches, with many not showing appropriate for even Black Stars coaching classes.
FIFA’s electronic mail clarified that the help, totaling $267,273, helped guarantee venues met minimal membership licensing necessities.
“FIFA assisted the GFA in sustaining pure grass pitches at 80 match venues throughout Ghana,” a portion of the assertion stated. “This included the set up of boreholes and water tanks, guaranteeing that the venues met the minimal membership licensing necessities. The entire help amounted to $267,273.”
Three years in the past, the GFA introduced a borehole mission funded by FIFA’s Ahead 1.0 programme to improve pitches for numerous leagues and regional soccer facilities, aiming for year-round use.
