President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Mr Kwabena Yeboah has  called on clubs in the Ghana Premier League to up their remuneration they pay to their players.

Poverty has been the basis for most overseas travels by players in the Ghana Premier League as most players are under paid or handed meagre salaries.

He says that at least players in the domestic league should be paid a monthly salary of $2,000 so as to reduce the mass foreign exodus.

He bemoaned the fact that players in the domestic league take such low salaries saying “it is sad that some club owners pay footballers as little as Ghc500 monthly”.

Mr Yeboah said this at a breakfast meeting organized by leading online betting company Betway Ghana, with the SWAG, and the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) on how to positively build the Ghana Premier League (GPL).

He said, “The minimum salary to be paid to players should be at least $2000. That way, we can keep our top stars and minimize the act of players leaving the shores of Ghana to play abroad. If teams in Africa can pay such an amount to get our players, why can't Ghana do the same?”.

The SWAG boss admonished football clubs to seek sponsorships in order to be able to pay their players well.