A GH\u00a210,000 fuel package will power stadium lights and transport for the November 6 Friday Night Footy double-header at Legon.
Ghana's rugby league season will close under floodlights at the University of Ghana Rugby Stadium on November 6, and fuel company StarOil has stepped in to help keep those lights on.
The company has handed the Rugby League Federation Ghana (RLFG) fuel vouchers worth GH\u00a210,000 towards the second edition of Friday Night Footy, the federation's flagship end-of-season event. Ghanaian Times reports that the vouchers were presented at StarOil's offices.
What the money covers
The support is earmarked for three practical things: powering the stadium lighting for the night fixtures, covering event logistics, and transporting students and young players travelling to Legon for the occasion.
That last item matters. Transport costs are one of the biggest barriers to participation in minority sports in Ghana, and organisers say moving school teams and young players around Accra often eats into already thin budgets.
RLFG General Manager Jafaru Awudu Mustapha, who received the vouchers on behalf of the federation and the Greater Accra Rugby League Association, said the gesture went beyond logistics.
"For us, this support is huge," he said, adding that it would help young players and students experience a major rugby league event.
StarOil Marketing Officer Bernard Eyram Amewuda framed the deal as part of the company's youth development work. He said the partnership with the RLFG would "help expand the sport of rugby league, its competitions, and participation across the country."
Two titles on the line
Friday Night Footy will stage two finals in one night. The Men's 13s Championship final \u2014 rugby league is played with 13 players a side, unlike rugby union's 15 \u2014 will see defending champions Bulls RLFC defend their title.
Their opponents are not yet known. Dragons and Accra Panthers meet in a playoff on October 18 to decide who joins Bulls in the final.
The Diva Series final, the women's and girls' competition, will be contested between Old Guard/Pioneers, La PRESEC, Next Gen and Accra Girls Senior High School. Two of those sides are school teams, which underlines how much of Ghana's rugby league base sits in second-cycle institutions.
Why it matters
Rugby league remains a small sport in Ghana compared with football, boxing or athletics, and it depends heavily on corporate goodwill to stage events. A fuel sponsorship is a modest sum in commercial sports terms, but for a federation running a national championship on a tight budget, it removes a real obstacle.
For Ghanaians abroad following the domestic sports calendar, the November 6 fixture marks the formal end of the 2026 rugby league season.
The RLFG delegation at the handover also included Communications Lead Hilaria Wuaku, Greater Accra Rugby League Chairman Emmanuel Okyne-Tetteh and Vice-Chairperson Paulina Buabeng.
