Sulley Muntari calls for return of Ghana Premier League

Published on: 27 July 2018

Former Ghana midfielder, Sulley Muntari has called for the immediate return of the Ghana Premier League and believes the division's indefinite hiatus is harming players.

Football-related activities in the country have been brought to a standstill after the airing of the Anas Aremeyaw Anas documentary which has collapsed the foundations of Ghana football.

The government has taken steps to dissolve the Ghana Football Association by appointing the Registrar General Department as the liquidator

But the former AC Milan star who has been training with domestic giants Accra Hearts of Oak to maintain his fitness as he looks for a new club, and has been struck by the consequences of the domestic inactivity.

"My problem is the fact that the league has stopped, which means all the kids and talents are at home doing nothing," Muntari told the TV3 Network.

"How can we build the future if the league has stopped?" he added. "They should do something about it so hopefully the guys can get to play again."

Muntari, who began his career with Liberty Professionals in his homeland, won the Champions League with Internazionale in 2010.

"They should just start the league," Muntari continued. "The guys are at home, and the clubs are losing money everyday, that is my concern.

"As for the other people and what they did, that's their problem," he concluded. "Some of the clubs are playing in Africa and this 'no league' situation affects them, so I want the government to do something about it."

Reigning Ghanaian champions Aduana Stars beat Congolese heavyweights AS Vita Club 2-1 on July 18 and will resume their CAF Confederation Cup campaign against the same opponents on Sunday.

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