Sponsors Desire Litigation Free Competitions - Kofi Poku

Kofi Poku, Vice Chairman of the MTN FA cup committee has mentioned in an interview with Sportscrusader.com that sponsors want litigation free competitions in the Ghanaian game.

The 2015/16 Ghana Premier League is five weeks old and still has no headline sponsor and adds up to the mounting list of premier league seasons without a sponsor.

The MTN FA Cup competition has been absent for almost a decade but it’s resurrection five season’s ago, has seen a meteoric rise in the image of the event which has had the  same headline sponsor since.

Mr Poku said, many have asked how easy or difficult it’s been for the FA Cup Committee to sustain the sponsorship of the event.

The soft-spoken Poku admitted it was a difficult task finding a headline sponsor but the secret he revealed is because, the FA cup is litigation free.

He said, “it’s not easy with sponsorship deals for us (MTN FA Committee) but the competition is all but litigation free and the calendar is duly followed, and, this is what sponsors like to be associated with”.

Sponsors Desire Litigation Free Competitions - Kofi Poku

GHALCA Needs Re-branding - Kofi Poku

Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairmanship aspirant, Kofi Poku has promised to change the image of Association if given the mandate. 

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

Nominations forms were made available for interested candidates in the various positions at the Association, and Kofi Poku threw has his hat into the chairmanship race.

According to the vice chairman of the FA Cup Committee, clubs in the Association have benefited nothing, and this, he wants to change.

Speaking to sportscrusader.com after filing his nomination forms for the chairmanship post at the offices of GHALCA on Monday, Kofi Poku said, he was ready for the take off and has a lot offer the Association.

“I have filed my nomination and that means I have the intent to run for the chairmanship post of GHALCA,” he said..

“There is a lot that I have to offer GHALCA, but the first thing is been honest with our club men,” he assured.

“And to be honest to all our club men, I think we haven’t done our best and I don’t think that clubs have really gotten what they are supposed to have gotten from GHALCA, in terms of we helping the clubs,” Mr. Poku, the director of Unicorn Travel and Tours said.

he added, “We need to re-brand GHALCA. That’s the first thing I intend to do”.

“If I am talking about re-branding GHALCA, it’s about getting our membership to have great confidence in us,” he said.

“And that’s difficult if we have to do it. So my team (if voted into office), I will have to let them understand that we need to regain that confidence that they had in the Ghana League Clubs Association before we can share our ideas with them,” he promised.

“If we are not able to let them understand the kind of vision that we have, it will be difficult for them to follow us,” he noted.

GHALCA Needs Re-branding - Kofi Poku

Kofi Abanga set for Elmina Sharks switch

Former Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder Kofi Abanga look set to switch camp to Elmina Sharks after parting ways with the Phobians.

The stylish midfielder left the camp of Accra Hearts of Oak in the off season after a long injury lay off and has been snubbed at the top notch domestic rivals in the transfer window.

The 24 year old midfielder stormed the domestic scene in the past few seasons but has since failed to live up to his billing after a promising start.

Sports crusader can exclusively reveal that the then coveted midfield enforcer is close to sealing a deal with the second tier as he look to resurrect his ailing career.

Elmina Sharks missed out on top flight football at the end of the 2014/15 GN Bank season by just six points in zone II and the addition of Abanga can only boost their chances of sealing Premiership football.

Abanga’s early career form look juicy but recurrent injuries has since punctuated his overall development as a footballer. His return to the second tier league will provide the needed springboard to unleash the burgeoning talent in him.

Kofi Abanga set for Elmina Sharks switch

Use sports to create opportunities for young Africans - Kofi Annan

Former UN Secretary General Dr Kofi Annan has called for greater focus on the provision of opportunities and resources for young Ghanaians and Africans through sports.

The 77 year old who is also a lifetime UN Humanitarian & Peace Ambassador, made the remarks when he toured the Eastern region based Right to Dream Academy in Senchi.

He was accompanied by his wife Nan and son Kojo Annan who is also the Founder of the soon to be launched Africa 10 Project.

Kofi Annan said the Right to Dream model should be the template for education and sports excellence.

Use sports to create opportunities for young Africans - Kofi Annan