The Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GFA), Kudjoe Fianoo has stressed that Ghanaian clubs will suffer financially should the season be allowed to continue behind-closed-doors.
The 2019 Ghanaian football season has been on hold for the last 3 months as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) disease.
While conversations continue with regards to whether the campaign should continue or be canceled, Kudjoe Fianoo has raised questions as to whether clubs have the financial power to pay for testing for their players or not.
According to him, the lack of sponsorship in the league will mean an enormous financial burden on the clubs should the season continue behind closed doors.
“Our major source of revenue is playing at home. Clubs will suffer if we decide to play matches behind closed doors because there is no [headline] sponsorship for our league", the GHALCA boss told OTEC FM.
He added, “We had a meeting with the GFA to see how we will go about it. Which team in Ghana will get that $80 – $100 [€71 – €89] to test a player every time like the Europeans are doing?
“We shouldn’t compare ourselves to the Europeans because we are a third world country; not like they who are advanced and have more advantages than we do.”
The Ghana Football Association continues to be in talks with the government and is expected to take a decision on the fate of the football season at the end of June 2020.