I Doubt The League Will Start On Feb 20 - Coach Sarpong

Head coach of newly promoted Ghana premier league side, Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs, J.E. Sarpong has admitted the fear of the commencement of the 2015/16 Ghana premier league delayed due to the Ethics committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). 

 

 

The former Liberty Professionals and Aduana Stars coach has expressed worry at the manner in which Ghana football is being run and the negative effect this frequent legal battles that keeps the development of the football at bay in this country.

The start to the 2015/16 Ghana premier league has delayed due to a bribery allegation case involving Techiman City and Wa Africa United. The alleged bribery was to influence the game between the two sides in match week 22 of the 2014/15 GN Bank division one league season.

 

On Wednesday after a long delay the Ethics committee of the GFA finally ruled on the case and the verdict which read Techiman City and Wa Africa United get demoted immediately to the second tier division of Ghana football has suggested among the football loving fans the likelihood the league might delay and president of Techiman City, Charles Kwadwo Kumi alias Micky Charles’ rejection of the ruling adds up to the fear (suggestion).

 

In an interview with Kumasi based, Boss fm 93.7, coach Sarpong said, “the news of Techiman City and Wa Africa United demotion to division 2 by the Ethics committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cast more doubt on the start of the league and now teams will have to break camp and it’s affecting clubs preparations to the new season.”

 

 

“Everything is messed up in relation to Ghana football and as you now it is difficult to keep a secret in Ghana and from my little observation Techiman City will fight the committee’s ruling which thence mean the league won’t commence as scheduled – February 20, 2016,” he added.

 

 

The GFA in a press statement has allayed the fears of clubs, supporters and sponsors stating, “following the decision of the Ethics Committee to demote Techiman City FC and Wa African United, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) wishes to assure all stakeholders that the programme for the 2015/16 season remains unchanged.

I Doubt The League Will Start On Feb 20 - Coach Sarpong

Patience: Don"t Judge Coach Keni based On Pre-season Results - Ali

Give Coach Keni 7-Matches, Then … – Ali Jahra

Accra Hearts of Oak’s appointment of Kenichi Yatshuashi late last year has still not go down well with the Hearts faithfuls who believe the Japenese-American tactician is not competent enough to handle the team.

 

Coach Keni as affectionately referred to is yet to impress and convince the fans – with just one win under his belt in 6-matches that he’s been in-charge of the continental club masters hasn’t been a good start. Hearts lost woefully to fellow premier league side, WAFA in the clubs first game under the new coach and the club’s back-to-back defeat to Libyan side Al-Ettihad in Libya angered the fans who called for his axing as as soon as possible.

 

Ex-Black stars and Hearts goal keeper, Ali Jahra has called on the supporters to rally behind the embattled manager and support him as he tries to bring to live a youthful team that he’s in-charge.

In an interview with Kumasi based radio, Boss fm 93.7, the former Phobian number one said, “Hearts should have appointed Coach Keni earlier after the sacking of Herbert Addo and that would have afforded him time to observe the Ghanaian premier league before it ended. I’ll call on the fans to be patient with him (coach) and ask for him not to be judged based on his sides.”

 

“Hearts fans are used the seeing the best players sign for the rainbow club but the current Hearts players are very youthful and as such the team needs time to gel then after 5-7 matches we can judge the coach’s performance,” he added.

Hearts play Nigerian side, Ifeanyi Ubah in a club international friendly on Sunday at the Accra sports stadium but the game against the merged squad – the CAF champions league winners in 2000 and the CAF confederation cup winners of 2004 will precede that game.

Patience: Don"t Judge Coach Keni based On Pre-season Results - Ali