Isaac Koomson Praises GFA Veep

Vice chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Isaac Wilberforce Koomson has heaped praises on Ghana Football Association (GFA) vice president, George Afriyie.

According to Mr Koomson, George Afriyie is one of the best football administrators in Ghana, and believes AshGold under his leadership would have been phenomenal.

“I have worked with football people and I can tell you AshantiGold under George Afriyie and the FA President (Kwesi Nyantakyi), will be the best club on the continent, not only Ghana.

“The structures AshGold have got, no club in this country can boast of,” the Aduana Stars Accra representative told sportscrusader.com.

Isaac Koomson is vying for the GHALCA Chairmanship position alongside Nana Oduro Sarfo, Kofi Poku and Kudjoe Fianoo.

Isaac Koomson Praises GFA Veep

My Position Sidelined Me - Isaac Koomson

Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairmanship aspirant, Isaac Wilberforce Koomson says his position as vice chairman did not give him the room to explore his ideas.

The Aduana Stars Accra representative, has thrown his hat into the race for the top-most position of the Association – Chairman in their upcoming polls.

He believes he has the credentials to lead the body which represents all league clubs in the country.

“I have been vice chairman of GHALCA for four years and I had lots of ideas and potential just that our laws does not permit you as vice chairman to come out with what is in you so that people can realize your true potential,” Isaac Koomson told sportscrusader.com.

Mr Koomson said that his position as vice chairman made things difficult for his ideas to be bought to the fore. He said his chairman never believed in delegation and that he sidelined him.

“When you’re the vice chairman of an association your role is always not defined, even the vice president of Ghana (Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur’s) role is not defined. All you’re told is that, you act in the absence of the President or Chairman and so was my position,’ he said.

“And that means that if my chairman is available 24/7, it means I have nothing to do. It also means that your chairman can only assign you duties, but if your chairman does not assign you duties, if your chairman does not believe in delegation, it means you’re out and that’s where I found myself,’ he added.

“There were so many situations where I had very good suggestions that the body could carry forward but it never came to see the light of day,” Mr Koomson said.

My Position Sidelined Me - Isaac Koomson

Isaac Koomson Promises To Bring GHALCA To Clubs

Vice chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Isaac Wilberforce Koomson has promised to bring the Association to the doors of the league clubs and vice versa.

GHALCA as the Association is affectionately called, is the mother body of all league clubs in Ghana.

But Isaac Koomson believes the Association and clubs are far apart.

And as GHALCA prepares to go to the polls on April 21, Isaac Koomson, threw his cap into the race for the top-most position in the Association – Chairman.

He wants to bridge the gap between club administrators and executives of the Association.

“I want to bring the Association (GHALCA) closer to the clubs and the clubs to the Association. There have been many situations when GHALCA is holding the  Top-4 tournament, President Cup’s etc when club administrators are not even aware of.

“When you get to know all these, it becomes very clear that members are far apart from the executive council and that’s one thing I want to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

“So I want to bring the clubs together to work in tandem with me so that whatever I’m doing, the members will understand what is going on and they can be part and parcel of Association,” Mr. Koomson told sportscrusader.com after filing his nomination for the chairmanship position.

When quizzed why he hasn’t been able to bring the clubs to the Association in his four years as vice chairman, Mr. Koomson said:

“When you’re the vice chairman of an association, your role is always not defined. Even the Vice President of Ghana (Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur’s) role is not defined. All you’re told is that, you act in the absence of the President or Chairman and so do my position,” He said.

Isaac Koomson Promises To Bring GHALCA To Clubs