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Sport

[ 2015-04-28 ]

Statement by GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi on the FCP Premier League
The weekend's 'Super Sunday' matches of the First
Capital Plus Premier League played over the
weekend across the country has been hailed by many
as one of our successful matches in the local
league in recent times.

I would like to use this opportunity to sincerely
thank the fans, the media, our sponsors - First
Capital Plus Bank and SuperSport, our clubs and
the Premier League Board (PLB) for ensuring that
this weekend's matches will be fondly remembered
because of the huge attendances witnessed at all
the venues and the quality of play on display.

We will reserve a special praise to our former
foreign-based players Richard Kingston, Godwin
Attram, Dan Quaye and Fatau Dauda as well as the
others who have decided to return home to add
their experience to encourage the talented young
ones playing in the league to make it exciting.

The media also deserves immense plaudits for
taking a special interest in our league ahead of
the matches in other countries, ensuring that the
fans turned their attention to the local game
ahead of the foreign leagues.

The fans chose not to watch a big match in Europe
on television on Sunday to throng the various
stadia in our country to patronize our own league
matches and this shows that if we put in a lot
more concerted effort we can retain our supporters
and attract new fans.

The GFA placed its trust in the Ghanaian football
fan right from the very start, and the PLB and
clubs made sure that the weekend's matches were
successful by building a partnership with the
media that was always based on respect, efficiency
and solidarity.

The matches were not just successful from a
sporting point of view, however, as it also
underlined the immense social and cultural power
of our game.

We are particularly delighted that a large number
of families came to the weekend's matches and we
want to assure them that the local league is the
right and safe avenue for entertainment for the
kids.

Thanks to the conservative and careful policies
that the GFA has asked the clubs to follow, we
have been able to spark considerable interest in
our local league and more should be done to
sustain and improve upon that interest.

I am delighted that even before this season ends,
we can confidently conclude that the interest in
the local league is still alive if the right
measures are adopted.

This proves that although we are facing some
challenges, Ghanaians still seek to identify with
Ghana football in general and with the local game
in particular.

All of this fills me with great optimism and
confidence for the period that lies ahead.

I would like to thank everyone for the support,
and I have no doubt that, together, we will meet
all of the challenges that come our way.

Source - Kwasi Nyantakyi, GFA President



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