The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has completed the payment of Gh¢500 monthly allowance to 735 athletes in a move to support sportsmen and women following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.
A consensus was reached to enroll five-hundred players in the Women’s Premier League on the Youth in Elite Sports Programme under the Sports module initiative.
The YEA confirmed 735 athletes have received their allowance with the rest to follow afterward.
The athletes would receive the monthly stipend for a six-month period beginning July.
The Youth in Sports Program under the YEA forms part of the Government’s initiative to provide support to sportsmen and women in the country.
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