Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Saanie Daara, has has said that the FA and the Premier League Board cannot wait until all legal issues at exhausted before commencing the Premier League.
Legal tussles between Techiman City and Wa African United over alleged match-fixing has delayed the commencement of the new Ghana Premier league, and the FA says the start of the new is long overdue and they can’t keep waiting for the issues to be thrashed out before kicking off the domestic top flight competition.
Techiman City were found guilty by the Ghana Football Association’s Ethics Committee and they were demoted to the second tier of Ghana football — Division two, reducing the number of clubs to fifteen.
The FA says they respect the decision reached by its subcommittee mandated to give recommendations for cases brought before it, but can’t play a fifteen league match, thus, Techiman City, who has filed an appeal and a stay of execution will participate in the league.
“We understand that the implications of playing the league without all legal cases settled but we can’t keep waiting for the Ethics Committee to give their ruling,” the former BBC Journalist told sportscrusader.com
“Because after clubs that are not satisfied will appeal, and will even go to the extent going to CAS (Court of Arbitration for sport) and that will probably take us years and we can’t keep waiting.
“We will start the league with Techiman City and when we reach to the stage where the the legal team wants to advise us, we will gladly take it, but for now, Techiman City will start the league with all the other teams.” He added.
Legal Issues Won"t Stop Start Of GPL - Saani Daara
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