Honourable Nii Lante Vanderpuije, Sports Minister-designate had described the state of the Ghana Premier league as one suffering from a ‘bad cough.’
Ghana’s flagship club football has declined to the lowest levels, and that has even been compounded by the FA inability to have a fixed calender of late for the domestic top flight football.
The 2014 / 2015 Ghana premier league season was delayed by about six months due to legal war between King Faisal Babies and the Football Association, and that had a bearing in the next date for a new season.
The FA had wanted to minimize the effect and tentatively scheduled December 20 for the start of the domestic season, but a legal issue between Wa African United and Techiman City crippled the initial start date.
With Ghanaians growing frustrated and mounting pressure on the FA, February 20 was fixed as the new date, but the GFA Ethics Committee ruled on the Wa African United and Techiman City case and demoted Techiman City, one of the sixteen clubs, putting the start of the season in limbo.
And Nii Lantey Vanderpuije, the Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency and Sports Minister designate who met the parliamentary vetting committee yesterday (Monday) before he takes over the office dubbed the ‘Lions den’, bemoaned the state of the league.
“The Ghana Premier League is the country’s domestic football and as we speak, we all know the league hasn’t started yet,” the former sports journalist told Accra-based radio station, Happy FM.
He explained the cause of the delay and said he believes the league is suffering from bad cough.
“The case involving Techiman City (and Wa African United) has not been trashed out and that has resulted in the long delay of the new season… the Ghana premier league is suffering from bad cough,” He said.
The FA insist the ruling from its Ethics Committee has not changed the planned date for the commencement of the league on February 20.
Ghana Premier League Is Suffering From Bad Cough - Sports Minister Designate.
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