Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF) has announced a sponsorship package of US$100,000 for Medeama Sporting Club (MSC) at Tarkwa in the Western Region.
The sponsorship package, covers various areas including jersey and bus branding, for a one-year period of 2023/2024.
Through this package, the foundation and Medeama have agreed to use the GFGF logo on; the sleeve of players’ jerseys, embossment on MSC team buses, branded pitch panels at the stadium, letter heads, and official website and social media pages.
Abdel Razak Yakubu, Executive Secretary of Gold Fields Ghana Foundation explained that the GFGF logo is expected to be used on the backdrop for press interviews at the press conference centre, pull-ups at MSC Secretariat, radio, TV advert mention of GFGF in all promotions as well as 150GFGF branded Polo T’ Shirt for players, technical and management team for team travel.
He said since 2012, the foundation has sponsored and supported Medeama SC when the company first provided the club with a bus worth US$183,380.
Since then, he said Medeama, has benefitted from a total sponsorship package of approximately US$1,432,585. “This includes the advertising package of US$100,000 we have announced today”.
“Between 2017 to 2020 the Foundation spent US$421,000 to rehabilitate the Abontiakoon park to be used exclusively by Medeama SC as their home grounds when the reconstruction of the T&A park commenced” Mr. Yakubu said.
He added that in 2022 the Foundation informed Medeama of ending its sponsorship to the club following a package worth US$150,000 dollars for the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League and FA Cup competitions.
“Gold Fields believes the support given to the club has gone a long way to propelling Medeama SC to where it is today. Gold Fields and its Foundation are proud to have been part of the Medeama’s success story and we wish the team all the best” he concluded.
