The decision to extend a national ban on football due to the coronavirus pandemic hasn't gone down well with Great Olympics Executive Oloboi Commodore.
Oloboi Commodore, Great Olympics General Manager, is enraged by the lengthening of Ghana's ban on competitive sports due to coronavirus disease.
Presidential address to the nation on Sunday said contact sports will continue to be banned until at least July 30,
effectively reducing the chances of a possible return for the Ghana Premier League (GPL) which has been on hold since March.
On the other hand, limitations in non-contact activities, similar to religious and educational organizations, have been relaxed.
The Sports Minister held a press briefing on Wednesday to explain the government's latest decision.
Speaking on local station Happy FM Commodore said:
”State ministers take their girlfriends to Black Stars matches, and now you want to collapse football because of Covid-19?"
“You want to collapse football business in Ghana, meanwhile state ministers benefit most from it,"
“Ministers take their girlfriends to vacations whenever Black Stars go to football tournaments, like what happened in Brazil,"
“What activity will boost your immune system more than sports if you want to fight Covid-19 or is it this clapping you do in churches or just praying to God?.
“It’s unfair to allow some institutions to work while others are suffering, the minister should come again if he doesn’t know what he’s saying, he shouldn’t say anything,”
The GFA sent a proposal to the Government to resume sporting activities but under strict protocols but that was rejected, this was explained by the Sports Minister on Wednesday.
"We have had several engagements on the way forward of our football," Asiamah said.
"I charged the director, the NSA boss, to look at even playing it (football) in empty stadiums across the country and the (financial cost) figure he quoted is a huge challenge,"
“It's not only about going to play but putting in place measures to observe all these precautionary measures - how to (safely) keep the players at a hotel and how to also disinfect all the stadiums across the country," he added.
"Not only that, testing is key, we need to test each player. And in our environment is it possible to play football without supporters? It is a major challenge so these are the issues we are considering,"
"The figure which came out from the NSA is about GHC60,000 per match, and this is huge. For me, it's not even about the money; it is about the lives of our footballers, how do we ensure that they are safe at these league centers? So it's an issue we are still resolving," he concluded.