GFA to Introduce Nationwide U15 Girls Colts Leagues

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) plans to introduce U15 Girls Colts Leagues in each of the ten football regions in line with its Women’s Football Strategy and FIFA’s Women’s Development programmes.

The leagues will be played by 80 U15 Girls Teams across Ghana and will engage over 3,300 girls, and will make use of the Catch Them Young girl referees in the officiation.

It is being developed with the support of FIFA Women’s Football Development.

In a statement, the FA said the U15 Girls Regional Colts Leagues will provide a platform for young girls to showcase their talent and develop their skills in a structured and competitive environment.

“The U15 Girls Colts League will inspire and empower the next generation of female footballers in Ghana to solidify GFAs’ vision of making women’s football a key pillar of its development agenda.”

It added that there will be avenues to educate those involved in the delivery of the game to enhance the development and retention of players, referees, and coaches.

“We hope that our collaboration will help to achieve your strategic goals in developing women’s football in Ghana and allow more girls and women to access the game”, – Stated Dame Sarai Bareman, FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer.

The RFAs will benefit from this programme to implement the girls’ colts leagues to help close up the huge gap between boys and girls football and to create the same opportunities for the girls.

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/