The Ghana Football Association has barred bookmakers from offering odds on domestic football, president Kurt Okraku told delegates at the association's 32nd Ordinary Congress in Prampram on 20 August. No betting company holds a licence to price matches in the national leagues, he said.
The ban is aimed at match-fixing. The GFA argues that cutting betting around home fixtures removes the financial incentive to manipulate results. The measure is meant to protect the integrity of the Ghana Premier League and binds clubs, players, coaches and officials.
Anti-corruption channels
The federation is building a wider anti-corruption system with channels for anonymous complaints. In June it held a mandatory briefing for players and staff of the Black Stars before the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. Those sessions covered how fixers approach footballers, the penalties for joining a scheme, and what counts as inside information: injuries, line-ups, tactical plans. Players were reminded that betting on football is prohibited, whether directly or through third parties. The reporting hotline runs around the clock.
The restriction takes effect before the 2026-27 season, scheduled to start in early September and run to May 2027. In the 2025-26 campaign the GFA produced 186 broadcasts of the Ghana Premier League, 75 live and 111 delayed. For the coming season the association lists stronger club finances, infrastructure and commercialisation as priorities.
