Sit Up or I Fire You - Nduom Tells Elmina Sharks Coaches

Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, owner and bankroller Elmina Sharks has told the technical team of the club to wake up from their or risk losing their job if they fail to guide the club to the top of zone 2 of the GN Bank Division One League by the end of the first round.

Elmina Sharks opened the 2016 GN Bank Division One League with a 2-1 win over King Faisal Babies, but the founder of the PPP, who was at the stadium to watch his side was unhappy despite the win.

And he has threatened to end his relationship with the technical bench of the club should they fail to qualify to the premier league.

“I am apologizing to the supporters who came to see us play against King Faisal,” Paa Kwesi Nduom told Happy FM.

“The first half was a bit okay, but I was surprised with their performance in the second half. I don’t know if the players who played the second half were old men?

“Elmina Sharks are very unique in Ghana. The players get everything they need. We pay them their allowances and bonuses.

“The technical team should sit up, either than that I will not let the season end, before they pack their things to wherever they came from. When the first round ends, I want to see Elmina Sharks on top of our zone.”he stated.

Elmina Sharks placed second behind Ebusua Dwarfs last season in Zone 2 of the Division One League.

Sit Up or I Fire You - Nduom Tells Elmina Sharks Coaches

Desist From Bribing Referees Or Face... - Clubs Warned.

FIFA retired referee, Joseph Wellington has warned clubs to stop bribing referees or risk being reported to the Ghana Football Association for inducement.

Referees in the country has always been accused of walking into the pitch with match results in their pocket due to due to inducement from club officials.

The incessant allegations and attacks has marred the beauty of the game, and for that to pave way for the game to be played in competitive spirit, the CAF referee instructor has admonished that football administrators desist from the act or face the full rigours of the law.

“Bribery destroys the beauty of the game so I’m calling on all those who are into that business to desist from and use approved means to win matches,” Joseph Wellington told Happy FM.

Joseph Wellington also added that officiating is a hobby and not a business, and that referees will this year resist bribes from club officials.

“Referees are ready to resist any attempts to have them influence match results and have been told report those behind the act.

“Refereeing is a hobby and not a business; we have members who are policemen, immigration officers, teachers and big business men and women who are well to do in life and do not live on refereeing.

“So people with the notion that referees are not well to do, should have a rethink.” He said.

Desist From Bribing Referees Or Face... - Clubs Warned.

Division One League Fixtures To Be Released Tomorrow - Saani Daara

Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Saani Daara has said that the Division One League Board will release fixtures for the season tomorrow (Thursday).

A date for the commencement of the league is scheduled for February 20, but the DOL Board has not released the fixtures for the season.

Clubs are getting frustrated for continued delay of the release of fixtures because it is affecting their preparations for the upcoming season.

But Saani Daara has assured the clubs that the fixtures will be made available tomorrow.

“The Division One League fixtures will be released tomorrow (Thursday),” the  former Choice FM journalist told Accra-based radio station, Happy FM.

“We understand their frustrations but I can assure them that the fixtures will be made available to them tomorrow.” He added.

Division One League Fixtures To Be Released Tomorrow - Saani Daara