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Ghana FA to implement transfer ban if Kotoko fails to make Esperance payment The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has been mandated by FIFA to impose a national transfer ban on Asante Kotoko if they fail to make payment to Esperance before May 17, 2020. The Porcupine Warriors have been slapped with a $240,000 fine by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for the illegal registration of Emmanuel Clottey in 2015 who was then a player of the Tunisian club. FIFA in a statement has warned the Ghanaian club to make payment before the deadline or risk being demoted and banned from all…

Karela United complete signing of eight new players Ghana Premier League side Karela United have completed the signing of eight new players in the ongoing transfer window. The Aiyinase based club announced these signing via their twitter account this morning. Two Asante Kotoko players Evans Owusu and Kingsley Effah are among the eight players that completed their move to Karela United, Asante Kotoko let them go on loan till the end of the season. Former Ghana U20 striker Umar Abdul Basit has also joined the ‘Passion and Pride’ lads from second-tier club New Edubiase United. https://twitter.com/KarelaUtd_FC/status/1250675498763649024?s=20 Bekwai Youth Academy also transferred…

GFA re-opens vacancy for Referees Manager The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has reposted vacancy for the position of Referees Manager. This is after the GFA could not get a successful candidate within the set age limit of 40 years from the first vacancy announcement. The reopening of the vacancy for the GFA Referees Manager, this time, comes with no age limits. Applications MUST be sent by email to ghanacv2020@gmail.com on or before 5 pm on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Follow this link for complete job details – Vacancy Announcement – Referees Manager  Credit: Ghanafa.org

Karela United appoint Evans Adotey as new head coach of the club Ghana Premier League side Karela United have appointed former Black Maidens coach Evans Adotey as the new head coach of the club and will be assisted by Mallam Yahaya.  The Anyinase based outfit announced the appointment of the coach on Wednesday morning following the sacking of Enos Adepa after the first round of the topflight. Adotey comes in with enormous experience after spells as Technical Director of Medeama SC and as coach of the Black Maidens. He will work with Mallam Yahaya who previously coached Nzema Kotoko and…

Players receive too little to take pay cuts – Kwame Baah-Nuakoh Chairman of the GFA’s Club Licensing Board, Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh has suggested that footballers in the country will be financially burdened once clubs institute measures to toe the line of their foreign counterparts. Elsewhere, the likes of Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, and some other top European clubs have implemented salary reduction measures in order to complement their budget in the face of the Corona Virus. Most of the clubs in the country depend hugely on gate proceeds, through that, they make expenses off which players wages, salaries, and…

Restarting football would be irresponsible – FIFA boss Infantino Fifa president Gianni Infantino says restarting football too early would be “irresponsible”,he was speaking to Fifa’s 211 member associations on Friday. Most of the top leagues in and around Europe have been canceled whiles major tournaments such as Euro 2020, Copa America and Olympic games have also been postponed for a year. “It would be more than irresponsible to force competitions to resume if things are not 100% safe,” said Infantino. “If football manages to have a discussion where everyone contributes positively and keeps in mind the global interest over the…

Clubs will get time to prepare after CODVID-19 – Prosper Addo All major activities worldwide have come to a grand halt as the globe battles the deadly, Corona Virus. In view of this, football in the country, Ghana, has also been suspended, this has led to a wide range of debate that clubs will need ample time to properly prepare once the pandemic is over and the President gives the go-ahead for a resumption of normalcy in the country. General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo has added his voices to the many proponents by suggesting that…

Godson Awako encourages young players Accra Great Olympics deputy captain Gladson Awako has encouraged young lads to aspire to greater heights in their careers in order to build a concrete legacy, so as to reap the financial dividends that come with it at the end of their careers. The experienced midfielder believes players have themselves to blame if they don’t train hard, listen to instructions and become disciplined in order for them to secure moves abroad because playing in the local league isn’t lucrative enough to boast a player up financially after drawing the curtains on his playing career. In…

The Ghana Football Association wishes to announce that the second Transfer Window of the 2019/20 season that opened on the midnight of Monday, March 16, 2020 would be allowed to run till midnight Monday, April 13, 2020. However, the Executive Council has decided that following the guidelines advisory from FIFA when normalcy is restored the GFA will apply to FIFA to open the window for a period to allow clubs to strengthen their squads. The Premier and Division One League,  the Women’s Premier Leagues are currently on hold  due to the Corona Virus pandemic. It would also be recalled that…

Hearts of Oak sign Nigerian striker Danjuma Ademola Kuti on two year deal Hearts of Oak are reported to have signed Nigerian striker Danjuma Ademola Kuti on a free transfer. The former Lobi Stars and Fujairah SC player has penned a two-year contract during the second transfer window. Kuti, 22, has been in the camp of the Phobians since early March. He worked under Diego Maradona at United Arab Emirates side Fujairah SC and also played for  Indian clubs Punjab and Techno Aryan FC. Last month, Hearts of Oak unveiled Niger international midfielder Abdourahamae Mamane Lawali.