Chief Executive Officer of Databank Ghana, Kojo Addae Mensah, has called on local football clubs to improve player remuneration, urging them to adopt a minimum monthly salary of $200 for players in the Ghana Premier League.
His remarks follow the Ghana Football Association’s recent approval of the new Standard Player Contract (GSPC), set to take effect from the 2025/26 football season.
Speaking to LUV FM, Addae Mensah said the proposed $200 salary is both modest and achievable and reflects a basic level of professionalism needed in the domestic league.
“At the national level itself, our salaries are low, and that’s why it’s so important that we try and inject money into it,” he noted.
“But I did some more research around that. I think for Ghana, an entry-level player — someone coming into the Premier League for their first season — should earn a minimum of $200, which at 10 cedis is 2,000 or at 12 cedis is like 2,500. We can do it. That is my recommendation.”
He further highlighted the growing salary disparities across African leagues, citing examples from Tanzania and Ethiopia, where players reportedly earn far more than their Ghanaian counterparts.
“I checked in Tanzania, the people are earning some decent $3,000 to $5,000. For Ethiopia, it is $2,000. You know, the highest-paid player in Tanzania earns $20,000 a month, and he is called Stephen Aziz.
“If you go to Ethiopia, they are paying them between $2,000 and $3,000, and that is why our players are leaving Ghana to go to Ethiopia,” he observed.
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