The Ashanti Regional Football Association (RFA) has provided educational support to two promising officials under the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) Catch Them Young Refereeing Programme, Samuel Akwasi Owusu and Philip Abalo.
The support forms part of the GFA’s Educational Support Initiative, which seeks to help young match officials across the country pursue their academic ambitions while developing their careers in refereeing.
Owusu and Abalo, who attended the presentation ceremony alongside their mothers, each received financial assistance to support their educational needs.
The initiative highlights the GFA’s commitment to the holistic development of young referees, recognising the importance of academic progress alongside their growth and advancement in football officiating.
Through the programme, the Association aims to ease some of the financial pressures faced by young officials, enabling them to balance their studies with the demands of building successful refereeing careers.
The Ashanti RFA has welcomed the intervention, commending the GFA for introducing a scheme that supports the educational and professional development of emerging match officials.
The regional association also congratulated Samuel Akwasi Owusu and Philip Abalo on being selected as beneficiaries, expressing its best wishes for their academic success and future careers in refereeing.
The initiative forms part of broader efforts to nurture young officiating talent and create opportunities for the next generation of referees to thrive both on and off the pitch.
