StarTimes to return as GHPL broadcast rights holders in February – GFA

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Executive Council Member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Nana Oduro Sarfo, has confirmed that Chinese-owned pay-TV operator StarTimes will resume broadcasting the Ghana Premier League (GPL) starting in February.

StarTimes originally secured the broadcast rights for the GPL in 2016 through a ten-year deal worth $17.9 million. However, issues with debt payments led to the suspension of their coverage, creating a void in the league’s live broadcasts.

Oduro Sarfo revealed to Guide Radio, “The last time I spoke about StarTimes was four weeks ago. StarTimes will come in February. The GFA doesn’t have any contract with a media house at the moment. Since we had no TV rights and our matches were not going public, we decided to engage certain companies to handle it for a specific time and even put it on our GFA app. But that is now gone.”

He further added, “If by February, StarTimes comes on board, everything ceases, and nobody will have access to the rights anymore. They will take over completely.”

Meanwhile, the ongoing 2024/25 Ghana Premier League matches are currently being broadcast on various TV stations, including Metro TV, Original TV, Net2 TV, and AFA Sports.