Clubs will lose so much revenue if the league is cancelled – Kurt Okraku

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Ghana Football Association President, Kurt ES Okraku has indicated that the association has not reached the level for a decision to be made on the complete annulment of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season.

Some football administrators have called for the cancellation of the 15-week old season, while others have proposed for it to be continued.

However , the president of the football governing body has admitted that talks are in advance stage to take a firm decision although cancelling the season will hinder the progress of the game in the country.

President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku has stated that his outfit has not reached the level for a decision to be taken for the cancellation of the 2019/2020 season.
Though the President admits that talks are far advanced to reach a compromise as to whether to truncate the season or not, he thinks doing so will further affect the development of the game on and off the pitch.

“As we speak, there’s no decision as whether the Ghana Premier League would be canceled or not. We are still in talks,” he told Happy FM.

“If we are to cancel the league, it will be another trying period for players, clubs, referees and everybody involved in football.

“I don’t have the exact figures as to how much revenue clubs will lose if the league is cancelled. But you don’t expect sponsors to continue sponsoring when there are no football activities,” he noted.

The GFA have been engaging clubs to take a decision on the future of the season since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.