(FC Daily Briefing) Thurs, September 4: Sports Minister reveals GFA budgeted $3.3m for five 2026 WC Qualifiers, GFA introduces minimum salaries for professional footballers

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⚽ FC Daily Briefing – Thursday, September 4, 2025

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⚽ 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: GFA Budgeted $3.3m For Five WC Qualifiers, Says Kofi Adams, Djiku, Paintsil Set to Join Ghana Squad For Mali After Missing Chad Trip

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) submitted a budget of $4,386,010 to cover the Black Stars’ first five matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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Minister for Youth and Sports, Kofi Adams, has challenged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to “be bold” by attaching a name to its unsigned statement responding to the reduction of the Black Stars’ budget.

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Hearts of Oak head coach Didi Dramani says Benjamin Asare’s call-up to the Black Stars is a major boost for the club, even as they prepare to face Great Olympics without their captain in the 2025 Democracy Cup.

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Ghana will be without Alexander Djiku and Joseph Paintsil when they take on Chad in the 2026 World Cup qualifier in N’Djamena on Thursday.

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The Black Stars will on Wednesday hold their final training session at the Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby in N’Djamena ahead of Thursday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Chad.

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Elsewhere, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has held an engagement session with Premier League clubs to align expectations ahead of the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season.

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GFA has announced the introduction of minimum monthly salaries for professional footballers in the Ghana Premier League (GPL), Division One League (DOL), and Women’s Premier League (WPL).

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GFA on Wednesday hosted a landmark joint meeting with Premier League clubs and Adesa Productions Limited at its headquarters to strengthen collaboration on the television production of the Ghana Premier League.

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GFA has announced the introduction of half-time flash interviews as a new feature for the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season.

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