MTN renews FA Cup support deal with over GHC4m purchase

The particular Ghana Football Association (GFA) is pleased to announce that Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana), the leading telecoms company in Ghana has once again extended their long sponsorship connection for the FA Cup for Three (3) more seasons with a total sponsorship package worth over Four Million Ghana Cedis (GHC 4, 500, 000. 00). The package includes an annual sponsorship amount of 1 Million Ghana Cedis (GHC1000. 000. 00), Twenty Thousands of Cedis (GHC 20, 1000. 00) for the Man of the Match prize, and MTN products really worth Three Hundred And Ninety 1000 Ghana Cedis (GHC390, 1000. 00). The new agreement is for three (3) seasons commencing from the current 2020/21 season to the end of the particular 2022-23 football season. Commenting on the new agreement with the particular GFA, the Chief Marketing official for MTN, Mr. Noel Kojo-Ganson expressed his delight about the opportunity given MTN to continue to brighten the life of professionals in the football fraternity and the teaming fans who have over the years benefited from the revival from the FA CUP Tournament in Ghana since it had been relaunched in 2010. He said, “as a company that connects people, we are happy to use football as an avenue for our customers to entertain themselves and rejuvenate. “We, consequently , are confident that the ensuing advantages of the revival of the game will go a long way to strengthen the existing Football Clubs, unearth more talents, drive competition and make Ghana Football the envy of Africa. “The GFA commenced this great relationship along with MTN in the 2010-11 season, to bring back the FA Cup competition, which had then been off the football calendar for a decade. Because the first agreement, the parties have renewed the support on two occasions – 2013 and 2017 at a total sponsorship package of GHc1, 100, 000. 00 per year (that is GHC800, 000 cash and GHC 310, 000 MTN Recharge cards/products). The last agreement was truncated due to the scandal that hit the Association following an investigative piece by Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The MTN FA Cup is the thrilling competition which brings together 18 Premier League clubs, 48 Division One League clubs and 44 Division Two League clubs from the particular 10 Regional Football Associations making 110 clubs. The Division One League clubs and the Regional Division Two League clubs play in the particular Preliminary stage and winners are joined by the particular “big boys” -18 Premier League clubs in the main competition at the Round of 64 stage. Winner of the MTN FA Cup receives a giant trophy, cash and products from MTN and qualifies to play in the CAF Confederation Cup competition. GFA COMMUNICATIONS
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