Techiman City Is Welcome To Division 2

The Chairman of the Brong Ahafo regional Football Association, Augustine Asante has sent out the warmest message yet to beleaguered club, Techiman City.

 

 

The Techiman based club topped Zion 3 of the 2014/15 GN Bank Division One League (DOL) season with 56-points but were alleged to have been involved in a fixed match in match-week 22 against Wa Africa united during the last DOL season. Wa Africa United wrote a letter to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) outlining that an amount of Ghc2000 (Two thousand Ghana cedis) was paid to them from Techiman City to influence results of the said game.

 

After a long delay to rule on the case along with the Dreams FC and Tema youth ineligible player legal tussle, the ethics committee of the FA on Wednesday finally ruled on the bribery allegation – the ruling demoted both Techiman City and Wa Africa united to division two.

WA Africa United have accepted their fate and agreed to play in the lower division whilst President of Techiman City has issued a stench warning to the FA that his team won’t accept the ruling as they sense a bit of injustice and inconsistency with some part of the Felix Anyinsan committee report.

 

Division two (2) Chairman, Augustine Asante in an interview with Kumasi based, Boss fm, sent a soothing message to the Techiman club and words of encouragement should they agree and participate in the division.

 

“The transfer window for division two clubs will be opened in March so Techiman city have ample time to prepare as the window will be opened for three months within which the season will resume but clubs can still register new players,” he told Boss fm.

 

 

“The team that topped the division two table were promoted to division one and the slot they left is still available and that is the space Techiman City will occupy should they accept the accept the ethics committee ruling,” he added.

Techiman City Is Welcome To Division 2

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