GN Bank DOL Week 7 Preview (Zone 1): Bofo, Berekum Arsenal To Renew Old Rivalry

It wll be a mid-week packed with football action as the GN Bank Division One League returns following a weekend break for domestic cup completion, the MTN FA Cup.

There will derbies aplenty in Zone One as some clubs seek to get their campaign back on track after a less than convincing start.

The biggest among the derbies will be the game at the Sunyani Coronation Park on Wednesday, where old rivalry will be renewed between Tano Bofoakwa and Berekum Arsenal.

The home side are hoping to bounce back from their disappointment of losing to Real Tamale United on Match Week Six where as Arsenal will look to record a second successive victory following their win against struggling Unity FC last time around.

Elsewhere in the Brong Ahafo Region, Unity FC will play as host leaders Berlin FC in Goaso with Mpuasoman taking on Guan United at Japekrom on the same day.

The final derby in Zone One will see BA United squaring off against Wamanafo Mighty Royals on Thursday at the Sunyani Coronation Park.

Steadfast will welcome Wa Rocket at the Tamale Main while Tamale Utrecht and Bawku United will host FC Tanga and Liberty Babies respectively.

The only game away from the Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions will be the clash involving Bolga All Stars and Real Tamale United at the Bolga Stadium.

GN Bank DOL Zone 1 Fixtures (WEEK 7)

Mpuasoman VS Guan United

Unity FC VS Berlin FC

Bofoakwa VS Arsenal

Bolga All Stars VS R.T.U

Steadfast VS Wa Rocket

Tamale Utrecht VS FC Tanga

BawkuUnited VS Liberty Babies

B.A. United VS Mighty Royals

GN Bank DOL Week 7 Preview (Zone 1): Bofo, Berekum Arsenal To Renew Old Rivalry

Division One League Fixtures To Be Released Tomorrow - Saani Daara

Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Saani Daara has said that the Division One League Board will release fixtures for the season tomorrow (Thursday).

A date for the commencement of the league is scheduled for February 20, but the DOL Board has not released the fixtures for the season.

Clubs are getting frustrated for continued delay of the release of fixtures because it is affecting their preparations for the upcoming season.

But Saani Daara has assured the clubs that the fixtures will be made available tomorrow.

“The Division One League fixtures will be released tomorrow (Thursday),” the  former Choice FM journalist told Accra-based radio station, Happy FM.

“We understand their frustrations but I can assure them that the fixtures will be made available to them tomorrow.” He added.

Division One League Fixtures To Be Released Tomorrow - Saani Daara

We"re Ready To Replace Demoted Techiman City - RTU

On Wednesday night the ruling on one of arguably Ghana football’s longest legal tussle involving a bribery allegation was brought to a conclusion by the Ethics committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) headed by vice Chairman, Felix Anyinsan. Techiman City and Wa Africa United were both found guilty of giving and accepting bribe respectively to play a match of convenience.

 

 

The Chief Executive Officer of Wa African United, Nana Gyamerah Kwabena Yiakwan II, informed the GFA that the match between the two sides – Wa African United FC and Techiman City FC in the 2014/15 GN Bank Division One League Week 22 match played at the Damongo Park was a pre-arranged game.

 

Wa African United further alleged that they were given GH¢2,000.00 (Two Thousand Ghana Cedis) by Techiman City FC as well as other payments for agreeing to play a match of convenience.

The President Charles Kwadwo Ntim also known as Micky Charles has vehemently denied the allegations and with the ruling of demotion against his club has threatened to pursue the case to its latter end.

 

Real Tamale united (RTU) team manager, Mohammed Iddi has reiterated the club’s readiness to replace the demoted Techiman based club after finishing second in Zone 3 of the 2014/15 GN Bank division one season.

Speaking in an interview to Kumasi based Boss fm 93.7, Iddi said, “The Ghana Football Association (GFA) alone can confirm with the laws of the game which team – Real Tamale United or Berekum Arsenal replaces demoted Techiman City. For now we will like to keep mute on it and wait for the Football Association come out officially on who plays in the premier league.”

 

“Before player and club registration deadline day, the GFA organised a forum for the clubs and asked clubs to register as their current status reads and will make the necessary decision based on the ruling involving the Techiman city and Wa Africa united bribery case. RTU as a club complied and registered as a division one club but we’re equally prepared for premier league football should the FA rule state we do,” he added.

 

Berekum Arsenal finished third in zone 3 and according to the clubs general secretary, Douglas Effah are the right club to be reinstated due to better head-to-head against RTU.

We"re Ready To Replace Demoted Techiman City - RTU

Techiman City To Drag GFA To CAS

Techiman City president Charles Kwabena Ntim has vowed drags the Ghana Football Association to CAS following the side’s demotion to the country’s third-tier football.

Techiman City and Wa African United have been relegated after the Ethics Committee of the FA found them guilty for bribery and match-fixing in their match week 22 Division One fixture last season.

And Mickey Charles has vowed to drag the FA to the highest football adjudicating body, Court of Arbitration for Sport.

“It is the decision of the Ethics Committee but if what they are saying is true then it means we only have to appeal against the decision,” Mickey Charles told Metro FM.

“There is nothing we can do, we only have to appeal against the decision. The Ethics Committee is not the highest judicial body of the Ghana Football Association.

“We have the Appeals Committee, the review committee and we can also go to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).” He said.

Techiman City To Drag GFA To CAS

We Don"t Have The Ahensan Committe Report - GFA

Communication director for the Ghana football association has rebuffed the stench request from lawyer Obiri Oboahene who heads the legal team for Wa Africa united, Berekum Arsenal and Real Tamale united claiming the Ghana football association publish the report from the Ahensan committee.

 

The bribery allegation involving Wa Africa united owner and bank-roller, Nana Gyamerah who is record to have given an amount of Ghc2000 to formerly division one side and now Ghana premier league club, Techiman city during the GN Bank DOL 2014/15 season. According the owner of Wa Africa united, Micky Charles, the owner of Techiman city accepted the sum and in so doing agreed to play a fixed match to help save Wa Africa who were involved in a relegation battle.

 

 

Solicitor Nana Obiri Boahen in a lengthy but straightforward letter wrote to the Ghana football association to offer advice stating the national league cannot commence without publishing or making known to all the participating clubs in the Division One league the outcome of the reconstituted Ethics Committee chaired by FELIX AHENSAN.

This daring letter seems to have done little to scare the GFA with the spokesperson for the FA, Saani Darra admitting the report is not ready and as a result no one to coerce the association to make the report public.

 

In an interview with Kumasi based Boss fm, Saani said, “as at now we – the media department of the Ghana football association don’t have the report. If we are submitted with the report why not we will surely publish it.”

 

“As we speak now we’ve not received it and let me add it is not our responsibility to ask if the committee is done with its work and if the report is ready or when it will be,” he added.

 

Lawyer Obiri Boahen has threatened the FA with league injunction should it start on February 20 without the publication of the Ahensan committee report.

We Don"t Have The Ahensan Committe Report - GFA

Wa African United Yet To Take GFA To Court.

Embattled Wa African United is yet to drag the Ghana Football Association to court for fixing a date for the commencement of the new Ghana Premier league season without revealing the outcome of alleged match-fixing case against Techiman City.

The Ghana Football Association and the Premier League Board has fixed February 20 for the start of the season whilst the adjudicating body of Ghana FA deliberate on a case before them.

And Wa African United who were demoted to the third tier of Ghana football after they were found guilty by the Disciplinary Committee for alleged match-fixing, has asked the FA to reveal the outcome of the ruling or face them in court.

Head of legal team of Wa African United, Lawyer Obiri Boahen described the FA’s decision to start the league whilst a legal case before them is not cleared as ‘absurd’ and has threatened to place an injunction on the league should the FA not give him a copy of the Ethics Committee ruling on Techiman City.

“Techiman City were granted stay of execution until the end of the season by law having accepted to appear before the GFA Ethics Committee, whatever decision the Appeals Committee delivered is now moot — it is dead,” Lawyer Obiri Boahen told sportscrusader.com

He explaind that “If Techiman City had not agreed to appear before the GFA Ethics Committee that would have been different, but Techiman City agreed to appear the FA Ethics Committee and they did, so what is the outcome?

“Why is the GFA preventing us from knowing the outcome? Even if Wa African United, B.A United, RTU and Berekum Arsenal has not filed any case against the FA, won’t common sense tell the GFA to release the outcome of the Ethics Committee meeting with Techiman City to the public before starting the league?

“Isn’t it absurd for anybody to say that Techiman City should play in the league, whilst a case before the reconstituted Ethics Committee is being deliberated?

“For how long will it take the Committee to come with their ruling? Isn’t the league starting in February? Somebody in his right frame of mind won’t tell you that let’s start the league whilst Wa, Techiman, Arsenal, and RTU sort it out. Is that not absurdity of the highest order because for how long will it take to determine the fate of that protest?

“Absurdity also in the sense that after first three matches the Committee report comes out that Techiman City should be demoted, what will be the outcome of the matches played by Techiman City. Are you not inconveniencing those clubs?” He quizzed.

Lawyer Obiri Boahen also revealed that has not gone to court yet, but he won’t hesitate to seek an injunction on the league should the FA fail to provide him a copy of the Ethics Committee ruling on Techiman City by Monday February 1.

“We have not gone to court yet, but if the Ghana Football Association continues with their intracecent behaviour or posture, we will have no option than to go to court.” He said.

Wa African United Yet To Take GFA To Court.

We Want A Copy Of Ethics Committee Ruling On Techiman City - Wa African United

Legal battles continue to knock on the doors of the Ghana Football Association as Wa African United, Real Tamale United, Berekum Arsenal and  B.A United petition the FA to give them a copy of the Ethics Committee ruling on a case against Techiman City Football Club.

At the tail part of Division One league football last season, Techiman City and Wa African United were demoted to the third tier of Ghana football — Division Two for alleged match-fixing.

Techiman City appealed the decision by the Disciplinary Committee and were granted stay of execution until the end of the season pending hearing before the FA legal body.

The FA has not released the outcome of Ethics Committee ruling on the matter –which has delayed the start of the new football calendar by about three months, but fixed a date for the commencement of the league.

And Wa African United, Berekum Arsenals and Real Tamale United has petitioned the football governing body to give them a copy of the ruling on the case or face them in court.

Head of legal team of the three clubs, Lawyer Obiribua says their request before the FA is harmless.

“We’ve not gone to court yet, but if the Ghana Football Association continue to exhibit that kind of intracecent behaviour or posture we have no option than to go to court,” Lawyer Obiribua told sportscrusader.com

He added: “The issues are not anything that should bring controversy at all. It is very simple; the reconstituted Ghana Football Association Ethics Committee sat on a case lodged by Wa African United against Techiman City. The matter went to the Disciplinary Committee, then to the Appeals Committee, then it came back to the reconstituted Disciplinary Committee.

“The reconstituted Ethics Committee sat on the matter and has not released the verdict, but what we are hearing is that the Ghana FA is ready to commence the league. So what is the outcome of that committee sitting; did Wa African United lose the protest, did Techiman City win the protest?

“Let us know the Committee’s report. If you tell the whole world the Committee’s report before commencing the league what will be the effect? We have made a simple harmless request and they are throwing their weight about.” He noted.

Lawyer Obiribua also disclosed that the FA has  until Monday February 1 to make the report available or face them in court.

The Ghana Premier League scheduled date will in limo should they acquire an injunction in the start of the league.

We Want A Copy Of Ethics Committee Ruling On Techiman City - Wa African United