President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt Okraku has disclosed the Ghana Premier League will be autonomous next year.

The autonomous league proposal was accepted by the Executive Committee of the Association and will take off in the 2022/23 season.

In June last year, the GFA took strides in pushinng for an independently run Premier League and constituted an advisory committee for thorough discussions and consultations for the restructuring of the football system.

This Autonomous Premier League Advisory Committee was chaired by Board Chairman of Accra Hearts of Oak Togbui Afede XIV and consisted of other members such as GFA Executive Council member, Dr. Toni Aubynn, Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh, Chairman of the Club Licensing Board, Eric Delali Senaye, CEO of Inter Allies Football Club, John Ansah, and Operations Manager of Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs Football Club.

The GFA President at the 27th Ordinary congress confirmed the motion for the GPL has been accepted by the Executive council of the Association and he cited that the restructuring of the Ghana league system is to add value to football clubs and their products.

“The next two (2) years will be challenging because the competition will be much higher than we had last year” – Kurt stated.

“Next year especially will see us moving into a Premier League that will be autonomously managed, the two (2) years ahead of us will see an introduction of an eighteen (18) team National Division One League” – he added.

“The whole idea is to add value to our football clubs and make football more enjoyable to the millions who enjoy the sport,” – Kurt concluded.