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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced they will soon introduce guidelines to regulate the activities of Football Academies in the country.<\/p>\n

At the moment, there is no proper regulatory framework for setting up a football academy, a situation that exposes young and desperate footballers to unscrupulous football agents.<\/p>\n

GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi, announcing the move said: \u201cWe are also going to review and enhance the regulations of football academies in the country and provide a regulatory framework for the football academies in the country.<\/p>\n

Head of Juvenile Football at the Ghana Football Association, Kweku Eyiah, also backed the move which he described as long overdue.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn academy is supposed to be boots and books but when people come here they are so surprised at the laxity in our system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe academies will need to liaise with the Ghana Education Service and get a proper educational framework.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that if one wants to set up an academy, it must be backed by records showing that the children are actually going to school.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Citi Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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