New U-17 Championship joins GFA Colts calendar

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will introduce a new competition to the Colts football calendar for the 2026/27 season.The KIVO/JLAB U-17 Colts Inter-Club Championship was announced by GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku during the launch of the new Colts football season.The competition is aimed at providing young footballers with an additional platform to compete, gain valuable experience and continue their development within the Colts system.Okraku said the introduction of the championship forms part of the GFAs broader efforts to strengthen grassroots football and create more opportunities for emerging talents across the country.The new competition will bring together U-17 Colts clubs and is expected to give young players more competitive matches as they progress through the development pathway.The championship will also complement the existing Colts competitions and provide another avenue for the GFA to identify promising players at an early stage.The introduction of the KIVO/JLAB U-17 Colts Inter-Club Championship is part of the GFAs plans to build a stronger connection between grassroots football and elite youth development.