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Club Licensing Board Chairman Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh has advised Division One clubs to remain at the bottom tier if they are unsure they have the means to operate as a Premier League club.
Under the new administration of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), they have decided to enforce the regulations of the association’s Club Licensing Regulations, hence the formation of the board.
Speaking to Happy FM in an interview, Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh has warned that his outlet is bent on strictly enforcing regulations to ensure that the right thing is done.
According to him, clubs in the lower tier that cannot comply with the regulations for Premier League clubs should not bother fighting for promotion to the top flight.
“We have reached a point where we would have to advise those who do not have the means to run a club in the major league professionally to wait in the lower divisions until they can,” said the president of the Club Licensing Board.
He continued: “Everybody wants to be called president, so instead of merging with other clubs to have a great professional club running effectively, we have a lot of ‘small’ clubs run by various people who cannot meet the standards. So it makes it difficult to implement the licensing rules ”.
Soccer in Ghana has been inactive since March, when the government banned public gatherings, including sports activities, to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease.
It is understood that the ban will be lifted before the end of this month. In the advent of the new season starting in October, the club’s licensing board will inspect the clubs’ facilities to ensure they are in compliance with regulations before they are allowed to compete in the 2020/2021 football season.
