{
  "id": 2131495,
  "title": "Ghana Premier League champions to receive GH¢3m – Kurt Okraku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ghana-premier-league-champions-to-receive-gh-3m-kurt-okraku",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:20:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ghana-premier-league-champions-to-receive-gh%c2%a23m-kurt-okraku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has announced that the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League champions will be awarded GH¢3 million in prize money, along with a JAC vehicle worth US$33,000. During a speech at the GFA’s 32nd Ordinary Congress in Prampram, Okraku stated that each of the 18 clubs competing in the Premier League for the upcoming season will receive GH¢1 million. Furthermore, he revealed that the league champion would also receive a JAC vehicle valued at US$33,000. The GFA will allocate a total of GH¢9.5 million to clubs throughout the season, although Okraku did not specify the breakdown of these funds. The 2026/27 Ghana Premier League is set to commence on Saturday, September 5, with the 18 clubs, including Medeama, who were champions in the 2025/26 season, competing for the title.",
  "summary": "The winner of the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League will receive GH¢3 million in prize money and a JAC vehicle valued at US$33,000, Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku has announced. Mr Okraku made the announcement while addressing delegates at the GFA’s 32nd Ordinary Congress at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram. He […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}