GN Bank DOL Zone 1 Preview (Week 6): RTU Host Bofoakwa

The sixth week fixtures of the 2015/2016 GN Bank Division One League, comes off this week end with some blockbuster clashes across all three zones.

In Zone One, Real Tamale United(RTU) would hope to apply the breaks on Tano Bofoakwa, when the two sides meet in Tamale in a fixture, which hitherto was a mouthwatering top flight encounter.

The two traditional clubs, have enjoyed contrasting start to the 2015/2016 campaign with Bofoakwa joint top of the table while RTU have been hugely inconsistent in their opening five matches of the season.

Elsewhere in the Zone One, Berekum Arsenal welcomes Unity FC at the Golden City Park as they seek to get their season back on track.

Bwako United will travel to Sunyani to take on BA United at the Coronation Park with joint leaders Berlin FC playing as host to Mpuasoman at the Nana Osei Ameyaw Park in Techiman.

Tamale Liberty Babies lock horns with Tamale Utrecht in the Tamale derby and Wa Rockets will play Bolga All Stars in the derby of the derby of the Upper Regions.

 

Bellow is a picture of the full Zone 1 Fixtures 

GN Bank DOL Zone 1 Preview (Week 6): RTU Host Bofoakwa 

RTU Invites Investors

Division One League side Real Tamale United (RTU) has announced that interested individuals or corporate bodies are welcomed if they want to own shares in the club.

Last week, Ghanaian business mogul, Ibrahim Mahama, younger brother of the President of Ghana, John Mahama, bought about 70% shares in the club, but the pride of the North seek for more to come on board as they seek to raise 100,000.00 Cedis.

A statement signed by the club’s board secretary Jones Alhassan Abu says:

“After a thorough analysis and discussion of the financial state of the club vis-à-vis the board’s avowed commitment to return to the club to the Ghana Premier League next season and to be compliant with all the benchmark indicators of the GFA club licensing regime, it was realized that the best option open to the club was to seek fresh equity from interested investors in the public by raising a minimum of 1 million Ghana Cedis, not only to finance the venture but also to put ourselves in a good enough financial position to fund the club’s other activities.”

RTU Invites Investors

Ibrahim Mahama Buys RTU

The younger brother of the President of Ghana, Ibrahim Mahama will take over 70% shares of Real Tamale United. 

The business mogul, much noted for his construction works, met the Real Tamale United management after the club announced flotation of shares.

He agreed to take 70% shares in the club, and met the technical team and playing body of the club in their last Division One League match.

Management member of Real Tamale United, Alhassan Yekini confirmed the intents of Ibrahim Mahama to take over GBC sister station in the Capital of the Upper East, Bolgatanga, Ura radio.

“We (management of RTU) are opening shares for interested people buy, and he wants to take majority shares.

“The documentation is not over yet but I hope by next week, they should finish (with that).

The incoming of Ibrahim Mahama into the club, arguably one of best league clubs in the early 90’s and 2000’s could revive the chances of the club as they strive to return to the Ghana Premier league.

Alhassan Yekini admits everybody within th club is open to his take over.

“Prior to our match against Wa Rocket, he came and spoke to the team and revealed his  intention. The players were every happy, the supporters welcome were happy and they welcomed him with open arms to the club.”

Real Tamale United are currently seventh on the Zone 1 Division One League  table, and the presence of Ibrahim Mahama should be a morale booster for the Northern Capital Club.

Ibrahim Mahama Buys RTU

Pay For Stadia Maintenance - NSA Tells Clubs

The National Sports Authority of Ghana has told clubs to stop complaining about the poor facilities available for league and contribute to the maintenance of the various stadia.

Director of the National Sports Authority, Joe Kpenge, who is tired of the incessant allegations of the NSA renting the facilities for huge sums of l money without maintaining them, told the clubs to stop making unrealistic complains.

Mr. Kpenge also revealed that clubs are aware of the financial difficulties the sports authority is encountering, but keep blaming the NSA for the poor maintenance of the stadia.

“It’s not for the football clubs to just complain, they know we have difficulties and they pretend as if somebody from heaven should come and solve the issues with what resources,” Joe Kpenge told Accra-based radio station, Starr FM.

“If we should be earning from gate proceeds of 10% from matches and even they don’t get GHC 10,000 how can you maintain the pitches with this amount.

“Sometimes I think their complaints are unrealistic because they know the challenges of the Ministry and Authority, so they should also start contributing,”

There are reports that the National Sports Authority intend to sell the national stadiums to private institutions, but the National Sports Authority is not ready to comment on the media reports.

Pay For Stadia Maintenance - NSA Tells Clubs

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

Simple: Berekum Arsenal Should Be Promoted

An Idiomatic expression reads, “One man’s meat is another man’s poison” and the announcement on the Ethics committees ruling on the bribery allegation involving Techiman city and Wa Africa united during the 2014/15 GN Bank division one season confirms that adage with Berekum Arsenal and Real Tamale United fighting over who replaces the Techiman club in the premier league for the upcoming 2015/16 season.

 

The Ethics committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) yesterday officially brought over months of investigation into the allegations to an end but the verdict has not gone down too well with Techiman City who had been accused by Wa Africa United for offering an amount of Ghc2000 (Two thousand Ghana cedis) as bribe to play a match of convenience in match-week 22 of last seasons DOL.

Flashback: Berekum Arsenal host Hearts of Oak in a premier league game before their relegation to division one.

Douglas Effah, the general secretary of Berekum Arsenal a former premier league side has argued out for his to be awarded automatic promotion instead of Real Tamale United who finished in 2nd place to the demoted Techiman city in Zone 3 of the division one.

 

In an interview with Kumasi based, Boss fm, Effah stated, “The rule states clearly the promotion of the second placed team herein Real Tamale United (RTU) after the demotion of Techiman city (who topped Zone B) the second placed team – RTU should be promoted immediately but in this case the third placed team, Berekum Arsenal had  better results in games involving the two and that is the essence of the head-to-head ruling.

 

“If the head-to-head ruling isn’t effective then what is the importance of it been applied to relegate a team during a season? As we knew this (demotion of Techiman City) we’ve been preparing for the new premier league season and hopefully the FA doesn’t give us limited time of just two days to register our players else… In the spirit of fair play we’ll ask the FA for time to register and finish preparation as we’re not to be blamed for the mess created,” he added.

 

The ethic committee ruling demoted both Techiman city and Wa Africa united to division 3 of Ghana football.

Simple: Berekum Arsenal Should Be Promoted

Techiman City To Drag GFA To CAS

Techiman City president Charles Kwabena Ntim has vowed drags the Ghana Football Association to CAS following the side’s demotion to the country’s third-tier football.

Techiman City and Wa African United have been relegated after the Ethics Committee of the FA found them guilty for bribery and match-fixing in their match week 22 Division One fixture last season.

And Mickey Charles has vowed to drag the FA to the highest football adjudicating body, Court of Arbitration for Sport.

“It is the decision of the Ethics Committee but if what they are saying is true then it means we only have to appeal against the decision,” Mickey Charles told Metro FM.

“There is nothing we can do, we only have to appeal against the decision. The Ethics Committee is not the highest judicial body of the Ghana Football Association.

“We have the Appeals Committee, the review committee and we can also go to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).” He said.

Techiman City To Drag GFA To CAS