The GFA has unlocked Gold Fields sponsorship money to power Ghana's amputee side toward the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup.
Ghana is putting real money behind inclusive football. The Ghana Football Association has released funding from its Gold Fields Ghana deal to the Black Challenge, the national amputee team, as preparations for the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup pick up pace.
The cash comes from a US$5 million, two-year commitment by Gold Fields Ghana Limited, which became an Official Partner of the GFA when the deal was unveiled at the company's Accra headquarters on May 8, 2026. Of that sum, US$500,000 is earmarked for the Black Challenge over the two years, an allocation secured after negotiations led by GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku.
The money targets the essentials of tournament preparation: accommodation, feeding, flight tickets and player allowances. For a squad heading to a global stage, covering those basics takes a major weight off the team's shoulders.
To make sure the support is delivered properly, the GFA has held talks with the Ghana Paralympic Committee and other stakeholders in amputee football, focusing on funding arrangements and World Cup planning. General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo has also dropped in on several training sessions to meet the players and track their progress, while the Association has supplied more than 30 footballs and training cones for the squad's programme.
For the Black Challenge, it is a statement of intent: the backing, the structure and the attention are now arriving as the World Cup draws closer.
