Don't blame Great Olympics for GPL delay - Opare Addo

Published on: 09 February 2018

Communications Director of Hearts of Oak, Kwame Opare Addo says Great Olympics cannot be blamed for exercising their right by placing an injunction on the upcoming Ghana Premier League.

The management of the relegated side brought the launch of the 2017/18 GPL season to an end by serving the country's football governing body with a court injunction at the headquarters of the GFA on Monday, February 5 in a protest of Bechem United for fielding an unqualified player against them in matchday 30.

With the latest twist to events, it is still unclear when an already delayed 2017/18 season would start.

Mr Addo, in an interview with the GNA Sports, admitted that even though the timing was bad, Olympics had done nothing out of the law.

"On Saturday I heard he (Commodore) was going to do this before the league starts. Hearing this news this afternoon makes me feel Olympics have done what they feel is in their legal right," Mr Addo said.

"I do not think anybody should blame them for the action they took, so far as it is within the law. We can only complain with regards to the timing but not the action.

"The timing, on the contrary, will affect planning of coaches as well as various plans of teams," he added.

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