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FA, Fifa to sign academy deal

13 years ago
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The Ghana Football Association and soccer's world governing body, FIFA would on Wednesday sign a contract to begin the construction of a football academy.

The contract, which is the Fifa Goal IV Project, is an an academy for the game to be housed at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, the football home of Ghana.

GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi and FIFA Development Officer in Charge of West Africa, Sampon Kablan would sign for both parties.

The Goal IV Project, a football academy would include learning centres and pitches follows the successful completion of other development projects largely sponsored by Fifa.

Ghana's start to the development of the technical centre at Prampram was built with funding from the Goal I Project which was a grant of $400,000 whiles the funds for Goal II Project was invested in the House of Football - the headquarters of the Ghana Football Association in Accra.

Last month the Ghana Football Association commissioned the Goal III Project, which is a newly built multi-purpose dining and conference facility plus kitchen at Prampram.