TLDR The Ghana FA has banned betting companies from offering odds on domestic league matches The move aims to stop match-fixing ahead of the new season GFA president Kurt Okraku says no betting company holds a license for local odds The 2026-27 Ghana Premier League season starts between September 4 and 7 The ban follows past scandals, including a 2021 fixed match and a 2018 bribery scandal
The Ghana Football Association has banned betting companies from offering odds on matches in its domestic leagues. The move is meant to stop match-fixing before it starts.
GFA president Kurt Okraku announced the decision at the association’s 32nd congress. He said the step was needed to protect the fairness of games in the Ghana Premier League.
Okraku made the rule clear during his speech. He said no betting company has been given a license to place odds on domestic league games.
He also said the GFA is working with security companies. The goal is to improve monitoring and catch any fixing attempts early.
The timing lines up with the start of a new season. The 2026-27 Ghana Premier League season begins between September 4 and 7.
The season will run until the last weekend of May 2027. Clubs and fans now know betting odds will not be tied to any of those matches.
New Prize Money for Clubs
At the same congress, the GFA announced new prize money for the league. The 2025/26 champions will receive GHS 2 million, a record amount for the league.
The runners-up will take home GHS 1 million. Third place will earn GHS 800,000, while fourth place will receive GHS 750,000.
These numbers show the league trying to grow its financial rewards. The betting ban and the new prize structure were both revealed at the