GFA to setup legends Fund to support retired Ghanaian footballers

The Ghana Football Association is set to inaugurate a “Legends Fund” to support retired football players.

The president of the Ghana Football Association revealed during the dinner with the legends that, the FA is planning on setting a fund to support football legends in the country.

He said: “The Retired National Football Association of Ghana (RENFAG) and the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) exist to not only think about themselves but to seek and promote the welfare of players who have sacrificed for our dear country”.

“Without players, we would not be at the World Cup. Without players the world will not from the 20th of November, be looking at a country called Ghana”.

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“It is the players who are the main actors of the football industry for which reason it is important for us to be interested in the welfare of our players”.

“I am happy to say that through the blessings I have received from the Executive Council, the GFA is going to set up the Legends fund”.

“The GFA will set up the Legends fund and provide a seed money for the Legends fund and ensure that we have a capable team who would continue to work towards looking for funding to protect and to support our Legends in this country”

The Ghana Football Association continues to show support to the retired footballers and this fund will be very beneficials to all retired football players in the country.