Bankroller of King Faisal FC Alhaji Abdul Karim Gruzah has promised to return the club to the Ghana Premier League as a formidable side.
The experienced football administrator says the failure of the GFA headed by Kwesi Nyantakyi to apply the statutes of the Association as the cause of Division One side's demotion to the wilderness of Ghana football five years ago.
“The past administration of the GFA did not apply our statutes. If they did, King Faisal would not have gone to relegation,” Alhaji Gruzah told Daily Graphic in an interview.
“I faced some challenges when we returned to the Premiership, but it was the unfair treatment of Mr Nyantakyi’s administration that pushed King Faisal into the lower division again. They were not fair to King Faisal because they did not apply the rules and regulations of the FA and eventually pushed us into the relegation net,” he explained.
However, he disclosed that he will return the club to the Premiership, “I don’t want to die before King Faisal return to the Premier League. That is why I am putting measures in place to build a strong side for us to hit the elite division with a big bang. I want to raise a good team capable of fighting for titles in all competitions," he said.
On why King Faisal have been struggling to return to the Premier League after they were sent to Division One five years ago, Alhaji Gruzah noted: “When we returned to the Premiership, we encountered numerous challenges, forcing us to return to the wilderness of Ghana football.
"We played only two years in the Premier League, but this time I want to get things right so that if we return we can remain in the league,” he added.