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GFA waiting on Sports Ministry to pay Akonnor’s 7-month salary arrears

GFA waiting on Sports Ministry to pay Akonnor’s 7-month salary arrears

Henry Asante Twum, the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, has disclosed that former Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor was owed seven months’ salary at the time of his dismissal.

Asante Twum is quoted to have said that the FA is collaborating with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Akonnor to ensure that the debt is settled.

In a JoyNews interview, Asante Twum said that the FA has held talks with Akonnor and is waiting on the Ministry to provide a roadmap for the payment of the salary arrears.

“We’ve met him and discussed with him. The Ministry will come back to us with the payment plan. Once that is made available to the FA, we will give it to him,” he said on Sunday.

SEE ALSO: WATCH: GFA president Kurt Okraku blasts Premier League coaches over poor dressing

Akonnor was sacked earlier this month by the Ghana Football Association after the Black Stars lost 1-0 to South Africa in the World Cup qualifiers.

Akonnor’s Black Stars played 10 games, won four, lost four, and drew two with the performance against Ethiopia and South Africa, earning the team criticism from some Ghanaians.

Akonnor has meanwhile been replaced with Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac who was unveiled on Friday, September 26, 2021, by the FA.

Milovan who is on a one-year deal will receive a monthly salary of $30,000 and a signing-on fee of $100,000.

He has been tasked with qualifying for the 2022 World Cup and winning the 2021 AFCON which will be held in Cameroon.

Milo will pocket a sum total of $600,000 if he achieves the two objectives as well as a contract renewal.

He will be assisted by Maxwell Konadu and former Ghana winger Otto Addo.

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September 28, 2021
WATCH: GFA president Kurt Okraku blasts Premier League coaches over poor dressing

WATCH: GFA president Kurt Okraku blasts Premier League coaches over poor dressing

GFA president Kurt Okraku

President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has charged Ghana Premier League coaches to endeavor to dress well in the upcoming 2021/2022 football season.

According to him, some coaches dressed poorly for match and post-match interviews during the last Premier League campaign.

“Let’s be mindful of our post-match interviews, the way some of you coaches dress to appear for games is terrible,” Kurt Okraku said while speaking at the Uefa Assist programme organised for coaches last week.

SEE ALSO: WATCH: Black Stars in high spirits during ‘jama’ session.

The Ghana FA President continued, “Please, we are here to speak about the brand position and brand reposition, we are here speaking about adding value to the product we offer our consumers and you come to the game not well dress, you come to the game not properly dressed, please I will plead to you coaches to dress properly henceforth.”

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September 13, 2021
GFA set to hold DTMS training for RFA clubs ahead of 2021/22 season
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will organize a training session on the use of Domestic Transfer Matching System [DTMS] for all TMS managers from clubs in the Regional Football Associations namely the Second Division League, Regional Women’s Division One League, Regional Women’s Second Division League, Third Division League, and the Juvenile League clubs.

Over the years, some clubs have had issues regarding domestic player transfer and this move by the IT Department of the GFA has come in handy to eliminate all barriers regarding transfer activities.
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It would be recalled that a year ago, the GFA organized training programmes on the use of Domestic Transfer Matching System [DTMS] for all TMS managers from the Premier League, Division One League, and the Women’s Elite clubs and it is now the turn of the Regional League clubs to complete the training for all Ghanaian clubs per FIFA’s requirement.

“Regional football clubs will soon be transferring players domestically and it is important to be abreast with tips on the use of this transfer system. This will give the football authorities first-hand information on domestic player transfers and help clubs transfer players more quickly and easily”, said GFA I.T. Director Francis Adu.

The training which is web-based also serves as a data storage system whose main objective is to simplify the transfer process of players as well as to improve transparency and flow of information.

As part of measures to improve the Ghanaian game and ensure transparency, the DTMS will help the Association and its clubs to manage and supervise national player transfers, generate statistics to help reduce the duration of the transfer process and store the required documents online securely.

The DTMS is mandatory for domestic transfer of professional and amateur soccer players of both male and female players in football competitions.

The Ghana Football Association remains a pacesetter in football and modern technology and serves as a hub for training for neighbouring Africa football associations for FIFA.

“The Association will continue to invest in Information and Technology to build the capacity of our clubs and members to advance the frontiers of our game to the highest international standards” said General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo (Esq.) as he urges all the clubs to take advantage of the money invested in the training by sending competent and trustworthy officials to be trained by the GFA.

The Regional training will start in September 2021.
August 24, 2021
BREAKING: GFA announce date for the commencement of 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season; Check it out

The 2021/22 Ghana Premier League will kick off on the weekend of Friday, October 29 to Monday, November 1, 2021 across all the nine Premier League centres. This follows approval of the plan for the 2021-22 football season by the Executive Council.

The process towards the kick-off of the new season begins with the Opening of Registration window of players and officials on Monday, August 9, 2021 which will close on Saturday, October 9, 2021.

Champions Accra Hearts of Oak SC will defend the title as the competition welcomes three new promoted sides, Real Tamale United FC, Bibiani Gold Stars SC and Accra Lions FC to the top flight.

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The Premier League will run until Sunday, June 19, 2022, as the Association takes steps to re-align its football calendar after the disruptions caused by COVID-19.

The Women’s Premier League will end on Sunday, May 29, 2022 followed by the Women’s FA Cup final on Sunday, June 5, 2022.

The Division One League season will end on Sunday June 12, 2022.

As usual the MTN FA Cup final will close the season on Sunday, June 25, 2022.

As stipulated by the GFA Statutes, the Association will go to its Annual Congress before the kick-off of the competitions.

2021/22 FOOTBALL SEASON DATES

(GPL, MTN FA Cup, DOL, WPL & WFA Cup)

Monday, August 9, 2021 Opening of Player Registration Window

Monday, August 23, 2021 Club Licensing Board start Inspection

Thursday, September 2, 2021 Deadline for submission for Match & Alternative Venue Reports

Friday, September 10, 2021 Deadline for submission of other club Licensing Documents

Monday, September 20, 2021 Completion of final Inspection of venues and Secretariats

Thursday, September 30, 2021 Publication of Club Licensing Decisions

Saturday, October 9, 2021 Closure of Player Registration Window

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Publication of Club Licensing Appeals decisions

October 14-18, 2021 Referees Fitness test – Northern Region

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Deadline for Modification of queried players

(End of all Registrations Issues)

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Venue Media Officers Training

October 21-25, 2021 Referee Fitness test – Southern sector

Thursday, October 21, 2021 Club Media Officers Training

Thursday, October 21, 2021 Deadline for Submission of Team squad List, strips etc.

Thursday, October 21, 2021 Launch of the season

Sunday, October 24, 2021 Champion of Champions – Premier League clubs

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Referee Technical, Integrity and CMS Course

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Match Commissioner Technical, Integrity and CMS Course

Friday, October 29, 2021 Ghana Premier League – Kick off

Friday, November 12, 2021 Division One League – Kick off

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 MTN FA Cup – Preliminary Round kick off

Friday, December 3, 2021 Champion of Champions – Women’s Premier League clubs

Friday, December 10, 2021 Women’s Premier League – Kick off

Friday, February 4, 2022 Women’s FA Cup – Kick offRead 1351 timesPublished in Ghana Premier League

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August 10, 2021
GFA to Start Club Licensing on Tuesday

The Club Licensing department of the Ghana Football Association

GFA Ready to start club licensing

Club Licensing department of the Ghana Football Association shall on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, open applications from all prospective CAF inter-club participants for the next CAF calendar season.

This is in line with the new directives set out by CAF to get all prospective clubs licensed before June 30, 2021.

Although the champions of the Ghana Premier League and the MTN FA Cup cannot be determined at the moment, CAF has indicated that all potential winners may apply in order to meet the deadline. This follows last week’s CAF – Member Associations engagement on Club Licensing.

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The process is open to all Premier League Clubs and the 32 participants of the MTN FA Cup

Clubs and stakeholders are to take note that the above engagement is not a qualifying criterion to participate in the CAF Inter-club competitions but a proactive step to ensure that Ghanaian clubs meet the deadline in anticipation of qualification.

GFA Ready to start club licensing

The relevant qualifying criteria as enshrined in the GFA Regulations and the latest CAF Country rankings shall be applied in determining qualified clubs at the end of the season.

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June 14, 2021
Narteh-Yoe replaces Wilfred Kwaku Osei

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Mr. Samson Narteh-yoe, a Financial Economist onto the Ad-Hoc Compensation Committee of the Association.

Mr. Narteh-Yoe a lecturer in Finance and Bussines Policy and Strategy would replace Mr. Kwaku Osei, President of Tema Youth Sporting Club, who declined his appointment to serve on the committee for personal reasons.

Mr. Narteh-yoe is coming on board with over 20 years of work experience in various industries including Telecoms, Banking, Petroleum, FMCG, Manufacturing, and NGOs.

He is a finance consultant and lectures Business Policy and Strategy, Investment and Portfolio Management, International Trade Finance, and Project Financing at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Accra.

Mr. Narteh-yoe is expected to bring his experience to bear when he joins Mr. Frederick Nana Kweku Moore, the Chief Executive Officer of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club and Mr. Delali Eric Senaye, Chief Executive Officer of Inter Allies Football Club on the Committee.

The mandate of the Committee, as provided under Article 42(2) of the GFA Statutes 2019, is to propose to the GFA Congress the remuneration of members of the Executive Council.

The Committee is expected to submit its work in time to form part of the Congress documents that will be sent to members of Congress as the formal convocation of Congress under Article 31(3) of the GFA Statutes 2019.

Ghana News Agency

October 12, 2020
Kurt Okraku Wins GFA Presidency

Kurt Okraku Wins GFA Presidency

Kurt Okraku has been elected as the President of the Ghana Football Association after George Afriyie conceded defeat.

The Dreams CEO got 59 votes whiles George Afriyie had 43 votes in the runoff elections. Nana Yaw Amponsah bagged the rest of the 16 votes. The GFA elections was held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the election saw Kurt Okraku lead the first round as he pulled 44 votes and former Vice President George Afriyie earning 40 votes.

Nana Yaw Amponsah who won many hearts following his brilliant performance at the debate had 27 votes, while Fred Pappoe managed 6 votes. Like Amanda Clinton and George Ankomah bagged no vote.

Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

October 25, 2019