Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, says Ghana’s domestic league can rise to compete with the best on the African continent if consistency is maintained across all levels of its development.
He highlighted the government’s support ahead of the 2025/2026 Ghana Premier League season, where each of the 18 top-flight clubs received GHS 1 million through a partnership involving the GFA and Adesa Productions, as a significant boost for the league.
Speaking to Citi Sports on Monday, January 26, 2026, Asante Twum explained that the financial injection is expected to help clubs strengthen their structures, improve performances, and build sustainably over time.
We have to be consistent. Our clubs must show desire, and desire comes with quality players and good coaching
According to him, meaningful progress cannot be achieved within a single season and will require sustained investment and long-term planning.
“It will take time; more injection of capital, improvement in human resources, technical abilities, administration, and player remuneration. With time, we will get there.
Asante Twum acknowledged that Ghanaian clubs currently struggle to match the strength of teams from Morocco, South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria, attributing the gap largely to a lack of sustained consistency.
“Those leagues have been consistent over the years, and we haven’t had that consistency,” he noted.
However, he expressed optimism, pointing out that the Ghana Premier League has now enjoyed five consecutive uninterrupted seasons, a major milestone in its growth.
For many years, this is the first time we’ve had an uninterrupted league without court cases, injunctions, or disruptions. That consistency creates the right atmosphere for clubs to grow.
He added that growth in the league is closely tied to competition, financial stability, and sustained competitiveness.
Growth comes with competition, finances, competitiveness and consistency.
Asante Twum believes that maintaining this stability will give Ghanaian clubs the platform they need to gradually close the gap with Africa’s elite leagues.
