The Ghana Football Association is set to roll out a nationwide U15 Girls Colts League as part of its commitment to developing women’s football from the grassroots. The new initiative aims to discover young talent, create more playing opportunities for girls, and strengthen the national pipeline for future Black Maidens and Black Queens stars.
This policy is in line with the GFA’s implementation of its Women Football Strategy and FIFA’s Women’s Development programmes.
Working with the support of FIFA Women’s Football Development, the Association is developing the U15 Regional Colts Leagues for Girls under the age of 15 years.
FIFA’s support follows an application by the Women’s Football Development Desk of the GFA Technical Directorate led by Prof. Joseph Kwame Mintah as part of the strategic pillars for sustainable growth in women’s football in Ghana.
The U15 Girls Regional Colts Leagues will provide a platform for young girls to showcase their talent and develop their skills in a structured and competitive environment.
The U15 Girls Colts League will inspire and empower the next generation of female footballers in Ghana to solidify GFAs’ vision of making women’s football a key pillar of its development agenda.
The league will serve a step in creating a pathway for young players under U15 to transition into higher levels of the game, including the national women’s teams.
Finally, there will be avenues to educate those involved in the delivery of the game to enhance the development and retention of players, referees, and coaches.
We hope that our collaboration will help to achieve your strategic goals in developing women’s football in Ghana and allow more girls and women to access the game” – Stated Dame Sarai Bareman, FIFAs Chief Women’s Football Officer.
The RFAs will benefit from this programme to implement the girls colts leagues to help close up the huge gap between boys and girls football and to create the same opportunities for the girls.
The leagues will be played by 80 U15 Girls Teams across Ghana and will engage over 3,300 girls. This includes the Catch Them Young girl referees who will be part of the officiating team.
This initiative is part of the implementation of the GFA Women’s Football Development Strategy spearhead by Jennifer Amankwaa Sarpong, GFA Women’s Football Development Manager.
