Sports News of Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.live
2020-04-14GHALCA wants gov’t to absorb 3 months salaries of Premier League teams - Kudjoe Fianoo
GHALCA Chairman,Kudjoe Fianoo
Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Kudjoe Fianoo has revealed that his outfit has reached out to the government to pay the bills of players and technical team members for three months.
This the Association believes will ease the burden on the clubs following the suspension of football activities in the country.
The welfare body
Read full articleof clubs together with the Ghana Football Association met with the Minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah on how the governments can support the football industry particularly players from the COVID-19 fund.
Following the pressure piled on GHALCA to reveal some details of the meeting they had with the Sports Minister by some administrators, Kudjo Fiano in an interview with Kumasi FM has revealed the details of the proposal they sent to the government.
According to him, they had pleaded with the government to grant them some loans to carter for the needs of the clubs who are not financially stable following the outbreak of Coronavirus which has led to the suspension of the league by government.
“We have pleaded to government to grant us a loan to cater for these needs.”
“These are the correct figures (GHC1000 monthly salary to each premier league player and technical team member, GHC700 to each Division One league player and technical team member and GHC500 to each women’s league player and technical team member for three (3) months.
“We know some clubs pay their players and technical team members more than the amount we proposed to the government but it is the average figures we presented. I held talks with the GFA president yesterday on this subject and we are doing everything possible to get this support from the government.
He added that they will have to fall on their bankers for support if they don’t get the needed help from the government.
“However, we will have to take other options like going to our bankers to seek support should government decline our request,” he concluded.
