The winner of the 2020/21 Premier League will earn ¢250,000 in prize money.
This was announced by GFA President, Kurt E.S Okraku on Thursday, November 5, 2020 during the Launch of the season on Max TV and StarTimes Adepa TV.
The prize money is an increase from the ¢180,000 received by the last winner of the Ghana Premier League Aduana Stars in the 2016/17 season.
The winner of this season's league takes home a trophy plus a cash prize of ¢250,000, 40 gold medals plus ¢10,000 worth of groceries from Melcom Shopping Center.
The runners up will receive ¢150,000, 40 silver medals plus groceries from Melcom Shopping Center and the third place will pocket ¢80,000 plus 40 bronze medals.
The winners of the various Division One leagues will also get ¢50,000 in prize money.
The 2020/21 Ghana Premier League is set to kick off on November 14, with a top liner between Aduana Stars and Hearts of Oak at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park at Dormaa.
This season's league will also receive a major boost in the area of TV coverage as official broadcast right holders StarTimes are set to invest $1 million in the coverage of games.
For the first time in the Premier League five games will be televised on every match week.
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