By Nana Kwame Bediako
Bet company BetPawa has decided to pen a new deal with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to increase ‘Locker-room Bonuses’ after speculations of they cutting ties with the Football Association and the Ghana Premier League(GPL)
About ending their partnership with the Ghana Football Association, the betting company disclosed in a statement that they still have a deal with the Ghana Football Association.
BetPawa maintained that their partnership with the Ghana Football Association has been switched and not cancelled. The company added that the new deal is to benefit the players by increasing the technical team and the players winning Bonuses from GH¢150 to GH¢400.
“BetPawa and GFA have agreed to shift our partnership focus to direct benefits to players which entails an increase in our Locker Room Bonus by 167%.
“Per our new partnership, we will be revising the betPawa Locker Room Bonus payment to the players from GH¢150 to GH¢400 for every match their team wins. Under the current arrangement, we will also complete the first phase of the betPawa park.
“We want to assure the sporting community that betPawa and GFA will continue to work together to develop and improve football standards in the country.
We thank the GFA for their continued partnership with us as we proceed to roll out a higher Locker Room Bonus for our footballers,”stated in the statement.