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Ghana players on senior international duties during FIFA international calendar dates will be insured starting September this year. The world�s football governing body has set aside US$ 100 million for that purpose. FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Friday that the worldwide policy should take effect on September 1. �The Executive fully supported a major innovation, namely worldwide player insurance on behalf of member associations. �In short, this means that, starting in August 2012, FIFA will insure all players involved in all �A� national team games listed in the international match calendar worldwide. �This proposal will now be submitted to the upcoming FIFA Congress for approval. The provisional budget for this project amounts to USD 100 million. �The move will satisfy clubs who have long campaigned for help to pay the salaries of their injured international players.� Blatter acknowledged that the insurance scheme was overdue. �Perhaps we should have done so a long time ago,� he said at a news conference. �It�s to the benefit of everyone from Djibouti to Italy.� FIFA took the decision at its two-day executive meeting.