The Phobians' fire-spitting football administrator has said the current top-flight contest has lost its relevance, hence the poor patronage by loving fans so far this season
The Ghana Premier League competition is dead and not fit for purpose, according to outspoken Hearts of Oak board member Vincent Sowah Odotei, with the Ghana FA told their product is "dry up and not exciting" to attract fans to the various venues across the country.
The patronage of the current top-flight football season in the west African country has now become a glaring concern among stakeholders - with participating clubs - feeling the unbearable heats - given its financial repercussions on their cause so far this term.
Ghana FA communications director Henry Asante Twum, in a recent interview said, luring fan base to the various match venues is the sole responsibility of the clubs.However, this comment did not go down well the hot-headed football administrator as he believes that assertion best suits his outfit as the main custodian of the product.
"Football must entertain as our game is not fit for purpose and you can’t force people to come and watch a game which is dry up and not exciting," the sharp-tongued Hearts of Oak chief fired to Oyerepa FM
"The GFA are the regulator of the game and must sit up to come up with the regulations and plans to ensure that our game is competitive.We must be able to think and come up with something.The supporters not going to the stadium is not a new thing as it’s been happening for the past 15yrs and we have to address it and we don’t it’s going to affect the game negatively and to me it is the responsibility of the FA."
"I disagree with the GFA if they shift the responsibility to the clubs. You can’t promote a dead product, but we are doing our best.Football is entertainment and so we are in the business of entertainment through football and if we don’t entertain and don’t have stars in the game,you will throw every money and people will not come to the stadium."
"We have to address the issue of high turnover of players,lack of professionalism managing our football.That is why I support the semi autonomy of the league so that the football is managed by professionals.”
