I Need You On Board - Fianoo To Ghalca ExCo

The incoming Ghana League Clubs Association Chairman (GHALCA), Kudjoe Fianoo has called on those who contested him for the position, to come on board to help run to the Association.

According to Sportscrusader.com sources, Mr Fianoo believes either of his opponents had the ability to steer the affairs of the Association, and he has contacted them to come on board with their ideas.

Mr Fianoo is yet to be sworn into office after the transition team were unable to successfully put arrangements in place for the handing over last week.

However, internal handing over took place and he has started working as the chairman of the Association.

Kudjoe Fianoo contested for the GHALCA chairmanship seat alongside Kofi Poku, Isaac Koomson and Nana Oduro Sarfo.

He won the elections with 50 votes more than his colleagues who had 13 votes each.

I Need You On Board - Fianoo To Ghalca ExCo

Statement From GHALCA On Thursday"s Elections

The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), have announced that the 2016 elections will be held at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, 21 April.

Sportscrusader.com last week reported that the elections is in limbo, but the Elections Committee, led by Major Yaw Larson (Rtd), gave the green light for the Association to go ahead with the elections.

Full Statement below:

The GHALCA Elections Committee wishes to inform all GHALCA Members, the Candidates, the Delegates and the general public that the the GHALCA Executive Council Elections 2016 would come on at 11:00 am prompt on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the Press Centre, Accra Sports Stadium.

Please find attached the final Delegates List compiled as at the Friday, April 15, 2016 deadline.

Thank you.

Signed

Prince Parry

(Secretary, GHALCA Elections Committee)

Statement From GHALCA On Thursday"s Elections

Al League Clubs Eligible To Vote

Sportscrusader.com can confirm that, all league clubs have paid their Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), affiliation fee and are eligible to vote in this year’s elections.

GHALCA including premier,  Division One and two clubs, pay yearly affiliation fee of 100 and 50 cedis to ensure they are members of the Association.

Clubs who fail to pay their affiliation fee are not eligible to vote. Sportscrusader understands that clubs hardly pay their yearly fee and they are always compelled to pay during election year to be eligible to vote.

This year, all clubs and Regional Football Association (RFA’s) have paid their fees and presented their delegates.

The GHALCA elections will take place at the Accra Sports Stadium media centre on Thursday April 21.

Four candidates, including Kudjoe Fianoo, Kofi Poku, Isaac Wilberforce Koomson and Nana Oduro Sarfo are vying for the chairmanship post in the association, whilst Alex Akumey is unopposed for the vice chairman post.

George Amoako, vice chairman of the Premier League Board (PLB), is unopposed for the treasurer role.

Otuo Acheampong and and Samuel Aboabre are in for the Division One representative respectively, whilst George Offosuhene of WAFA and John Ansah of Ebusua Dwarfs vying for the Premier League rep.

Elected executives will be sworn into office next week Monday.

Al League Clubs Eligible To Vote

Know Your GHALCA Chairmanship Candidate: Isaac Wilberforce Koomson

A three-member committee, chaired by Major Yaw Larson (rtd) certified four candidates who filed their nomination for the chairmanship position at at the Ghana League Club’s Association – GHALCA.

Th four candidates have contributed their quota to the development of Ghana football due to their love for the game.

Isaac Wilberforce Koomson, when cut open, his blood is spherical-ball shape.

Born in Mando in the Central  region of Ghana on 30 April 1972, Isaac Koomson has spent almost his life in sports, either as an administrator or an athlete. During his primary and secondary school days in his hometown Ajumako Mando.

Mr Koomson played football and did athletics from Primary to Form Five before proceeding to Apam for his Sixth Form education.

He was enlisted in the Ghana Police Service in 1996. Meanwhile, during his early years in the Civil Service, Mr Koomson was also member of the Board of Directors of K Dom FC in his hometown.

He went into full time football administration in 2001, and have had stints with Swedru All Blacks which metamorphosed to Gamba All Blacks.

Working hand as the vice chairman to George Afriyie, who was the chairman and bank roller of the club, Gamba All Blacks were promoted to the top flight of Ghana football.

Internal problems erupted and he moved on and furthered his education to the tertiary level and obtained a degree in BSC Tourism and Marketing 2007 at the University of Cape Coast.

He joined Great Olympics as Operations Manager under George Afriyie who was Chairman, but they both left the club due to internal bickering.

Isaac Koomson filed his nomination for the vice chairmanship position at GHALCA on the ticket of Starke FC in the 2012 elections.

He  swept off a stiff competition from big wigs like Jones Abu Alhassan and Nana Oduro Sarfo.

He is currently a Director of Starke FC, whilst serving as management and Accra representative of Aduana Stars. He is also the vice chairman of the Safety and Security Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).

Know Your GHALCA Chairmanship Candidate: Isaac Wilberforce Koomson

I Have Done Enough For Ghana Football - Kofi Poku

Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA)  chairmanship aspirant, Kofi Poku believes he has done enough to merit the position.

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

The Association stand as the welfare body of league clubs in Ghana, and Kofi Poku says despite not occupying the head post in the Association he’s proven he has the interest of clubs in the country at heart.

In a interview with Sportscrusader.com, Kofi Poku, Director of Unicorn Travel and Tours agency says he has the chance because the clubs know what he has done and what he can do.

“We all know ourselves and we know what we can do and we know what we have done,” he said.

“Comparatively I have done enough than any of them. Talking about what we’ve done in Ghana football, I stand out, i have done sponsorship for Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko and recently for Hasaacas, and we are doing great things for the Western region colts league.

“I have made marks everywhere I go. I am a team player and everybody knows that. It is not by chance that I am the vice chairman of the MTN FA Cup Committee. I got that through hard work; so everyone that have worked with me knows my capabilities.

“They know what I can bring on board. I was part of the team that organised last year’s FA Cup final and it was a success,” he said.

“I think that I have done enough for now and I’m still doing it and I think that I stand a chance, I can make a change and move GHALCA forward,” he stated.

I Have Done Enough For Ghana Football - Kofi Poku

I Failed To Satisfy My Previous Manifesto - Koomson

Vice chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association, Isaac Wilberforce Koomson says he failed to fulfil his words when he was contesting for the position four years ago.

Mr Koomson won the position of the vice chairman of the Association in the last elections, but has chosen to go for the topmost job of chairman in this year’s elections.

The Aduana Stars Accra representative, who has had stints with Great Olympics and Gamba All Black in his 20 years in football administration, has promised to change the fortunes of body when he is voted into office.

“Every association goes through some challenges and I know the challenges of GHALCA. Our main challenge has been financial and I know what to do to turn that situation around,” he told sportscrusader.com.

“So I know our situation better, and like our President said ‘if you’re not on the seat, it is difficult to sometimes advise because you don’t know because you don’t know what it is like occupying the seat.

“When I was contesting for the vice chairmanship position in the last elections, i told the clubs the same targets as I have for this year, but in my four years, I was unable to do that.

“Seeing it afar is different being on the seat yourself. Because you’re leading, you’ll always champion that whatever we’re doing gets to our members and if our leadership is not interested, you get back to zero, so it is always easier to say than to put it in practice,” he noted.

The GHALCA elections will be held later this month.

I Failed To Satisfy My Previous Manifesto - Koomson

We Inherited Strong GHALCA - Kofi Poku

Division One League Clubs representative at the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Kofi Poku claims the Association they inherited was a strong one.

Kofi Poku, who is also the MTN FA Cup Committee vice chairman has been with the Association for four years and believes their predecessors made the body a strong one.

As an aspiring candidate for the top-most position in the Association, Kofi Poku believes he is the best candidate to return GHALCA to it’s glory years.

“The GHALCA we inherited made the Association a strong body. When they were playing LG Top-4 or Coca-Cola Top-4 e.t.c, we saw the kind of sponsorship they brought,” Mr Poku, told sportscrusader.com.

“They were able to secure such sponsorship from corporate bodies because of they were credible,” he added.

“And we will re-position GHALCA because if you don’t that, it will be like the old system and the people will not have trust in you,” he noted.

Kofi Poku is battling with Nana Oduro Sarfo, Cudjoe Fianoo and Isaac Wilberforce Koomson for the chairmanship position.

We Inherited Strong GHALCA - Kofi Poku

My GHALCA Will Be Capital Intensive - Nana Oduro Sarfo

Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairmanship aspirant, Nana Oduro Sarfo has promised to build facilities that will generate income for the Association.

Nana Oduro Sarfo, the ticketing committee chairman of GHALCA organised competitions is in a race with Cudjoe Fianoo, Kofi Poku and Isaac Wilberforce Koomson to replace Alhaji Raji as leader of the Association.

And he has revealed his plans for the Association, known as the mother body of all league clubs in Ghana, if he is given that mandate.

“GHALCA needs to rise again and my administration will try to do capital intensive financial projects. GHALCA have a 20 acre land at Dabanyin near Kasoa in the central region. We are going to use that land to put structures that will earn GHALCA income,” Nana Oduro Sarfo, former Chief Executive Officer of Berekum Chelsea told sportscrusader.com.

“We are looking for investors either domestic or abroad. We will build a private partnership so we can have very good facilities for hosting teams and holding press conferences like they do at the Marseille Desailly’s complex. But ours will be so modern that national teams will come and train and that will bring a lot of money and the clubs will benefit,” he added.

Nana Oduro Sarfo added that he is intentionally linked and will take that opportunity to liaise with football administrators from other countries to share their knowledge with Ghanaian football administrators.

“We will also have training which will involve resource people from East Africa, South Africa etc to come and expose us to what is happening in football today,” he said.

My GHALCA Will Be Capital Intensive - Nana Oduro Sarfo

Clubs Have Lost Confidence In GHALCA - Kofi Poku

Division One League Clubs representatives at the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Kofi  Poku, has said members of the Association have lost confidence in the welfare body. 

According to Poku, the Association has done nothing to show to clubs that, they are registered members of the body and have their interest at heart.

He added that, if he was given the mandate to chair the affairs of the Association, the league clubs will feel the presence of GHALCA, not just as a welfare body but beyond issues of welfare.

“Clubs have lost confidence in GHALCA because we have not done anything. If you look at it critically, just about a few clubs gain from GHALCA. Only clubs that participate in the Top-4 competition, Presidents’ Cup or G-6 tournament, earn something from GHALCA, but we have many clubs in this country who are left out,” the MTN FA Cup Committee vice chairman told sportscrusader.com.

“The lower division clubs have not benefited anything from GHALCA and what I intend to do if elected as chairman, is that if not all clubs, majority of the teams must have the feel that this is an Association they belong to,” he said.

“I want clubs in this country  to be a part of GHALCA, not just one or two clubs,” he added.

Clubs Have Lost Confidence In GHALCA - Kofi Poku

GHALCA Needs Transparency - Isaac Koomson

Vice chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association, Isaac Wilberforce Koomson says the Association needs transparency to operate efficiently.

Mr Koomson is in the race to become chairman of the mother body of all league clubs in Ghana, and he believes he has the credentials to be the face that will lead the body.

“In every association, the face is very important, the person they see, the person who talk to the people is very important and the integrity of the person is also important and that’s what I bring to the table — transparency and integrity,” he told sportscrusader.com.

“I have worked in the football fraternity for well over 20 years now, people know me and know what I stand for and what I can do and can vouch for my integrity,” he added.

“They know I won’t put my hand  into anybody’s money and they know I will not do anything that will bring the game of football or the association into disrepute,” Mr Koomson stressed.

“My presence is better for the future that’s why I am fronting for the chairmanship,” he said.

GHALCA will go to the polls on April 21, with Mr Koomson contesting the chairmanship position with Cudjoe Fianoo of AshGold, Kofi Poku, Division One representative in the  Association, and Nana Oduro Sarfo, Ghana organised competitions ticketing chairman.

GHALCA Needs Transparency - Isaac Koomson

I Understand GHALCA Better - Kofi Poku

Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairmanship aspirant, Kofi Poku says trusting the association under his care will be a blessing to all clubs.

The MTN FA Cup vice chairman believes his four years as member of the mother body of all league clubs in the country, has enhanced knowledge on the Association.

Mr. Poku has therefore on delegates to throw their weight behind him to win the April elections.

He promised to build the capacity of the club administrators to understand the modern trends of football administration

“We need to build the capacity of our club men to understand the modern trend of football administration,” Kofi Poku told sportscrusader.com

“I have been part of GHALCA for the past four years so I have come to understand and know what the needs are,” said.

Mr. Poku believes he has the credentials, to ensure he wins the confidence of clubs when he is given the mandate to chair the association.

He added that he is only coming to continue with what he has been doing for clubs in the country.

“League Clubs must have confidence in us because which ever way it is, we need their support, that’s why i said that we must let them understand why we have come, the vision we have for GHALCA and where we want to move GHALCA to.

“I am part of GHALCA so I understand the problems, but even if I tell you now that this is what I want to do, I am going to work with people and they should know what I can bring on board.

“Fortunately, it is not something i am coming to do, I have been doing them: talk about sponsorship, building capacity, helping clubs in Div two and Division One and even in the premiere league…these are things that I have been doing so is just a work in progress.” He said.

I Understand GHALCA Better - Kofi Poku

Isaac Koomson To Introduce Welfare Scheme At GHALCA

Vice Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Isaac Koomson has promised to introduce welfare scheme to club administrators.

Isaac Wilberforce Koomson is in the race for the top-most position at GHALCA, and he has revealed one of his visions for the association is to repay them their services for  football development.

Speaking to sportscrusader.com, the Aduana Stars Accra representative said: “Under my administration, i will introduce welfare scheme for football administrators. Almost everything about their life is football and they invest a lot into football. So after being in the game for 20 or 30 years, putting it so much, what are the benefits?,” Isaac Koomson quizzed.

“That’s why I am coming in with the pension and welfare scheme. I am looking at it in different angles: if you bereaved, we don’t just come and cheer you up and give you individual donations.

“I want us to have a proper package for the person who is bereaved, and I think doing this you’re motivating the club administrators to put in their best so that football will be ran professionally,” he said.

Wilberforce Koomson will wrestle with Cudjoe Fianoo, Kofi Poku and Nana Oduro Sarfo for the GHALCA chairmanship position come April elections.

Isaac Koomson To Introduce Welfare Scheme At GHALCA

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

GHALCA Leadership Is Weak - Oduro Sarfo

The Ticketing Committee Chairman of the Ghana League Club’s Association (GHALCA) organised competitions, Nana Oduro Sarfo says the incumbent leadership are weak.

GHALCA, the mother body of all league clubs in Ghana goes to the polls every four years to elect new executives to stair affairs of the Association.

This year, the Association will go to the polls next month to elect new officers. It opened nominations for interested candidates last week, and Oduro Sarfo filed for the chairmanship position.

After filing his nomination on Monday, sportscrusader.com caught up with the former Berekum Chelsea Chief Executive Officer, to find out what the problems in GHALCA are and why he believes he is the right candidate to replace Alhaji Raji to solve those problems.

“The first problem at GHALCA is that we have weak leaders. We don’t have a strong leadership, they are very weak and if you have a weak leadership, everybody can say what he wants to say,” Nana Oduro Sarfo said.

“Every body knows what I have done and what I can do. I am coming into the scene to with a very strong team that’s going to regulate how information goes out from GHALCA.

“GHALCA is not viable, GHALCA is not interesting; no body wants to buy GHALCA. I am coming to raise GHALCA into an institution that will be attractive to everybody,” He stated.

GHALCA Leadership Is Weak - Oduro Sarfo

Alex Akumey Goes For GHALCA Vice Chairmanship Unopposed

The vice-president of New Edubiase Football Club, Alex Akumey will go for the vice chairmanship at GHALCA unopposed.

The Ghana League Clubs Association will go to congress on Thursday April 21 to choose new executives.

The association made forms available for interested candidates to pick forms last week, and Alex Akumey was the only person who picked filed for the vice chairmanship position in the association.

Premier League Board vice chairman, George Amoako will also go unopposed for the position of a treasurer.

Five candidates are vying for the chairmanship position, whilst three are in for the Premier League Representative.

Samuel Abuabre and Sometymer Otto Acheampong are also unopposed for the Division Two and One Rep respectively.

Alex Akumey Goes For GHALCA Vice Chairmanship Unopposed

Oduro Sarfo Picks Up GHALCA Nomination Form

The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) organised competitions ticketing chairman, Nana Oduro Sarfo has picked up a nomination form for the chairmanship position.

GHALCA, the mother body of all football league clubs in Ghana, will go to the polls on April 21 to elect new executives for the Association.

Nana Oduro Sarfo has thrown his cap into the race for the top-most position in the Association.

The former Berekum Chelsea Chief Executive Officer, who has promised to change the Association from it’s current state to a ‘vibrant’ body picked his nomination form on Tuesday (March 16)

He will vie for the Chairmanship position with Cudjoe Fianoo, the Chief Executive Officer of AshantiGold, Isaac Koomson, incumbent Vice chairman of Association, Kofi Poku, a member GHALCA and CEO of King Solomon FC and Alhaji Raji, Chairman of the Association.

Alhaji Raji revealed his thirst to go for the position for the second time, but he is yet to pick his form.

The elections will be held on Thursday April 21, and candidates elected will be sworn into office on April 28.

Nomination form for all positions is GHc 100. 00 and the filing fee is GHc 500.00 for the Chairmanship position; GHc 400.00 for Vice Chairman and Treasurer with the rest of the positions going for GHc 300.00.

Oduro Sarfo Picks Up GHALCA Nomination Form