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

Impressive Nana Poku sends El Maqassah top of log in Egypt

Egypt based Ghanaian striker Nana Poku continued his impressive form in the Egyptian top flight to send his club top of the league.

The Misr El Maqassa forward inspired the championship hopefuls to a thrilling 1-1 game to Al Itihaad on Monday evening.

The 24 year old Ghanaian sits second in the top scoring chart with five goals to his name after an impressive start to the season.

The prolific forward failed to add to his goal tally but fought gallantly in a hard earned point at home to Al Itihaad.

The ex Berekum Arsenal attacker headed into the fixture looking to surge top of the Golden race but luck eluded him at his own backyard.

A 79th minute opener from Housan Saeed threatened a home defeat for the title hopefuls before Nadji leveled the scores six minutes into additional time.

El Maqassa now occupies the top of the Egyptian log with 22 points from the opening eleven fixtures. Darklyeh can however unseat the table toppers with a win in their outstanding match later on Tuesday. Nana Poku has developed himself into one of the most revered strikers in the league since arrival.

Impressive Nana Poku sends El Maqassah top of log in Egypt