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GPL: Referees cry over unpaid salaries The Referees Association of Ghana are looking to schedule a meeting with the Ghana Football Association following unpaid allowances before the league’s suspension due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The Ghana Premier League started on 28th December 2019, amidst lots of excitement and buzz, where fans trooped into various match venues to support their clubs to victories. Information from close sources indicates that the referees have only received allowances for four matches officiated, despite handling games till matchday 15. Each referee receives GHC 780 after-tax per game as allowance for handling men’s…

Mikel Arteta a Corona free man The deadly Corona Virus (Covid-19) is a global concern for many, this has led many countries to institute a lockdown in a measure to mitigate the widespread of the virus, which has wrecked the lives of many and infected several as well. Lots of economies have been badly affected as a result, football is no exception to this situation but in the midst of all these surrounding difficulties we have hope that this situation will be a thing of the past in the coming months. On March 12, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive…

Abednego Tetteh vows to score more goals for Hearts New Hearts of Oak signing, Abednego Tetteh has vowed to give off his best when the Ghana Premier League resumes. The 29-year-old forward recently finalized paper works with Hearts and will wear jersey number 36 for the Rainbow lads, after registering in the second transfer window in March. The towering striker has been in the country for quite some time, watching and training with Hearts for the first half of the season. In a recent interview on radio, the former Okwahu United target man promised the teeming fans of Hearts of…

Hearts of Oak courts Diawisie Taylor and others Capital Accra based Hearts of Oak have set their targets on bolstering their squad to challenge for honors in the second phase of the suspended 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season. The league is currently suspended by a Presidential directive in efforts to mitigate the pandemic, COVID-19, which is now a global concern to many all over the world. Though the league is not being played, the Phobia fraternity have made sure to use the inactivity of the league to properly scout for players and begin official negotiations with the players and clubs…

Ghana Premier League outfit Legon Cities are one of many other clubs looking to bolster their side as they look forward to welcoming the second round of the suspended league. The Accra based club have been embarking on a nationwide scouting campaign to sign top players to help them challenge in the competition. Legon Cities FC Communications Director Kwame Dwomoh-Agyemang reiterated the club’s desire to augment their side in the current transfer window. “There is no truth in that, obviously we are looking at getting in a few players to augment our squad before the football season resumes,” The club…

Second transfer window opened for GPL Clubs The Ghana Football Association has announced that the second transfer window opens from 16 March to April 13, 2020. This development is in line with the GFA Regulations which makes provisions for the re-opening of registration of players within the football season. Clubs in the Ghana Premier League as well as the Division One are expected to complete their second window signings before this deadline. Some clubs prior to the end of the first round had started extensive scouting in their bid to augment their squad to properly challenge for honors. Football activities…

Edmund Ackah leaves Kotoko on ice Ghanaian football administrator, Edmund Ackah has resigned from his position as the Greater Accra Representative for Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Ackah has a world depth of enviable depth of experience on the local football scene. He had been serving in that position under Chairman Kyei at the club since August 2018. In his recent interview on radio with Kumasi based Oyerepa FM, he asserted his decision as personal oriented. “It’s true that I have resigned as a member of the current management of Asante Kotoko” “I can’t work with them again but still a supporter…

Kjetil Zachariassen gets fat paycheck from Kotoko Kumasi Asante Kotoko have done the needful in recent times after paying off former coach Kjetil Zachariassen. The Porcupine Warriors are reported to have paid a whopping US$ 12, 425 severance package to their former coach. Kotoko were found culpable of contract breaches after their former gaffer dragged the club to the Status Committee of the Ghana Football Association. Last week, reports suggested Kotoko were going to be docked points for failing to meet the deadline in settling the coach. Zachariasen was sacked after only four months in charge following the team’s elimination…

Medeama to protest Ghana FA decision Tarkwa based Medeama Sporting Club on Monday issued a statement after the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA issued its decision in a filed protest against Medeama SC docking them three points and three goals for fielding an unqualified player(Kofi Babil) during match Day – 12 of the Ghana Premier League match against Great Olympics on March 2,2020 in Tarkwa. Below is the statement released by the Medeama SC: “We reject the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and will fight the matter to its logical conclusion”. “We are scandalized by the decision to award boardroom…

Kwesi Appiah to take legal actions against Ghana FA Whenever someone delivers on a job he has been mandated to do for a specified period its important to pay them for their services rendered for that period in question. Coach Kwesi Appiah served as Black Stars Head a second time running in that capacity. He had to bade time on his job after his contract was not renewed when the new administration under Kurt Okraku felt they needed a new direction. The former senior national team player and coach is demanding for his unpaid salary arrears of $175,000 from the…