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Read more about The Confederation of Local Football Association.
ABOUT COLFA
The Confederation of Local Football Association (COLFA) is a private administrative body for association football in Ghana, servicing member associations representing senior high schools in Ghana.
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COLFA means football first. Our members will be united by a shared vision: For the Love of the Game, as well as a unique mission, to develop, promote and manage football throughout the nation with integrity, transparency and passion in order to inspire participation in the game.
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COLFA’s objectives are, among other things, to deal with all questions relating to Ghanaian football, to promote football as a career, in a spirit of unity, solidarity, peace, understanding and fair play, without any discrimination on the part of politics, race, religion, gender or any other reason, to safeguard the values of Ghanaian football, promote and protect ethical standards and good governance in Ghanaian football, maintain relations with all stakeholders involved in Ghanaian football, and support and safeguard its member associations for the overall well-being of the Ghanaian game.
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COLFA will bring football closer to people across the region through our first competition, the COLFA National CUP for representing senior high school teams.
As a primary driver of the growth of the game, COLFA provides consistent and on-going professional football and technical development support to it Member Associations.
VISION AND MISSION
COLFA’s vision is to promote the game of football, present it as a career, protect it integrity and make the game available for all in Ghana.
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COLFA sets out number of principles, but also concrete and measurable objectives. For example
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Students (senior high school graduates) who has or had an interest in playing the game of football after senior high – play, coach, referee, or experience broadly – will participate.
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COLFA will invest everything it has to develop the game of football in Ghana.
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COLFA will encourage interested female players (senior high graduates) to play the game.
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COLFA will have optimized internal operations and external business relationships to improve revenue generation and financial efficiencies.
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Flexible, inclusive and accessible playing opportunities for everyone
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Mission
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1. Member Associations Development
Focused and dedicated services to maximize the potential of Member Associations
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2. Top Level Competitions
Necessary platforms that raise the standard of competitions in Ghana
3. Optimized Commercial Value
Produce and commercialize attractive products that engage with and excite our stakeholders
4. Good governance
Implementation of initiatives that ensure professionalism
5. Integrity
Ensure that the COLFA’s competitions, matches and the conduct of its people conform to the highest ethical and sporting standards
7. Football for Social Development
Undertake effective social responsibility campaigns
ASSOCIATIONS AND CONFEDERATIONS
With affiliated associations, COLFA will support them financially and logistically through various programmes. As representatives of COLFA and their senior high schools, they have obligations to respect the statutes, aims and ideals of football's governing body and promote and manage our sport accordingly.
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The associations make up the varying Confederations; Accra, Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, North, Upper East & West, Volta, Western all provide support to COLFA without encroaching on the rights of the associations.
ABOUT
COLFA NATIONAL CUP
The COLFA National Cup, also called the National Cup, is a national association football competition contested by the male teams representing senior high schools (old students) of the members of the Confederation of Local Football Association (COLFA).
PARTNERSHIP
The COLFA National Cup will the most effective international marketing platform, reaching thousands of people in the country. In order to be able to stage an event of such a scale, the support of Commercial Affiliates, who provide vital services and product support for the entire event's operations, is crucial.
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The standard rights package includes:
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The use of the Official Marks
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Exposure in and around the stadium, in all Official COLFA publications and on the official website
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Acknowledgement of their support through an extensive COLFA National Cup sponsor recognition programme
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Ambush marketing protection
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Hospitality opportunities
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Direct advertising and promotional opportunities and preferential access to COLFA Nation Cup broadcast advertising
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In addition, the Partners are offered the possibility to tailor their sponsorship according to their marketing strategy and needs. For example, they can individually use the Official logo and create composite logos. This not only allows them to differentiate themselves creatively from uninvolved third parties but also gives them an excellent marketing tool.
