GFA General Secretary closes CAF Regional Club Licensing Workshop in Accra

The General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo, has closed a three-day CAF Regional Club Licensing Workshop in Accra, urging knowledge sharing and exchange of ideas as part of efforts to improve the game in Africa.

In his closing remarks to the 15 Member Associations (MA’s) of CAF who participated in the Workshop at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra on Wednesday May 22, 2024, the Chief Executive of the GFA, admonished the participants to draw from the experiences of the Club Licensing Managers across the continent to enhance their work.

The three-day workshop delved into the Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP), which is set to become operational in the 2024/2025 Season.

“Club Licensing is the single most important tool that can change the game. Here in Ghana, we’ve been on a journey and I’m glad that we’re now at the stage where we can do this online. It’s a tedious work, but when you go through it successfully, you will appreciate that it can, and will change the game,” Prosper Harrison Addo said in his closing remarks.

“However, it is not an event! It is a process so I will urge that we pursue its implementation on a continuing basis; continuous improvement year in and year out, and together we’ll build the professional game in Africa,” he said.

The workshop in Ghana is the final lap of the CAF Regional Club Licensing Workshops, following successful events in Mauritania, Algeria, and Ethiopia.

The general objectives of the workshop are to train users for the Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP), present the CAF Club Licensing regulatory framework (2022 edition) for men and women as well as to discuss the mandatory criteria for domestic and continental competitions.

The 15 Member Associations that attended the workshop included host, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria, Liberia, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Kenya, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, São Tomé e Príncipe.