GHALCA Holds Pre-Election Congress

The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), the mother body of all league clubs in Ghana held its annual congress at the media centre of the Accra Sports Stadium.

 

 

Delegates of the various league clubs who are members of the association trooped in to attend the congress that was scheduled for 9am but delayed due late arrival and other assignments some members were assigned to.

Incumbent chairman of the association, Alhaji Raji who plans to contest the chairmanship position opened proceedings at the congress with the meetings on the last congress that was held on May 8, 2014.

The chairman seat of GHALCA is been contested by the Chief Executive Officer of Ashanti Gold, Cudjoe Fianoo, ex-Berekum Chelsea boss Nana Oduro Sarfo and his vice chairman, Isaac Koomson for his office in the coming elections.

Cudjoe Fianoo, who lost out on the Ghana football association’s Executive Committee membership last year has thrown his hat into the race.

 

Speaking at the congress, Alhaji Raji admitted the clubs have a huge task on their hands to work on getting the fans over to the stadium, suggesting clubs should be more community based – interact with the community to help promote both the teams and the premier league as research has proven.

 

 

GHALCA fixed April 21 for their elections and 28th April to swear the elected executives into office.

GHALCA Holds Pre-Election Congress

GHALCA Schooled On Marketing At Congress

Pro-vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), Dr. Oko has revealed to the executives and members of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) at the association’s congress on how to market and sell ‘football’ in the country.

 

 

Speaking at the congress, Dr. Oko admitted Ghana football has challenges like all other institutions but the crowd of spectators that troop into our various stadia to watch traditional clubs play each other like, Eleven Wise against Hassacas in the Sekondi-Takoradii derby, Hearts vs Olympics in the Accra derby, Bofoakwa play BA united in the Sunyani derby and so many more justifies there’s still hope for football in Ghana.

 

The pro-vice chancellor during his power point presentation outlined the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that face football in Ghana. During the presentation, Dr. Oko listed advised the administrators of the game to in addition to the strength of football in Ghana (enthusiastic football  fans, football talents and the global appeal to the game) should work around the weaknesses of the game (poor football pitches, few super stars, poor remuneration,

 

He said, “Ghanaian football clubs should focus on the style of play exhibited on the field and the rest (sponsorship and the decline in spectatorship) would increase as the admirers of the game so desire.”

 

“The weaknesses in relation to quality of football, sponsorship and the negative perception view carried by critics and skeptics of the game will be curtailed only if the clubs work around it than complaining,” he added.

 

 

GHALCA will go to the poll on April 21st to elect new chairman, vice-chairman and executives for the next four years.

GHALCA Schooled On Marketing At Congress

Isaac Koomson To Announce GHALCA Candidature After Congress

Deputy chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association, Isaac Wilberforce Koomson will vie for the chairmanship position with his boss, Alhaji Raji and four others, sportscrusader.com sources has revealed.

The former Starke FC’s chief executive officer who swept off stiff competition from big wigs like Jones Abu Alhassan and Nana Oduro Sarfo in the 2012 elections to the win the vice chairmanship position will go for the main seat in April.

According to sportscrusader sources, Mr. Isaac Koomson has a lot of respect for the chairmanship seat and the incumbent boss, Alhaji Raji, thus, his decision not to make his candidature public.

GHALCA will go to congress to on Tuesday February 16 to fix a date for the elections scheduled for April and Isaac Koomson will make his interest in seat public.

Should Isaac Koomson announce his candidature to the general public, he will join Alhaji Raji, Cudjoe Fianoo, a former administrative manager of the association, and Kofi Poku who  has also been rumored to be interested.

The Ghana League Clubs Association congress will be held at the media centre of the Accra sports stadium.

Isaac Koomson To Announce GHALCA Candidature After Congress