Myjacobnartvonline can exclusively report that The Ghana Football Association in a swift move have abandoned its Long time intended plan of allowing Premier League Clubs to go independent in the running of the Domestic top flight competition.
The GFA has announced a 10 member committee to over see all domestic competitions under the auspices of the Executive Council
Despite the Long time planning including Registering the Autonomous League, and advertising for prospective website designers to express their interest in creating one for the company, the new Committee according to the GFA is tasked to Plan and Execute all activities of the Ghana Premier League and other domestic competitions.
The New Committe among other things are to :a)Work with the competitions department for the effective management of the GPL, WPL, DOL.
b) Support the Planning and execution of elite and second tier domestic leagues [i.e. Premier League, Women’s Premier League and Division One League] in conjunction with entities tasked with the core roles of executing these competitions.
c) Liaise with relevant Committees to ensure timely procurement, availability and deployment of critical resources required for the successful organization of the competitions
d) Support executing bodies in liaising with GFA Marketing Department to develop Marketing plans, prepare branding elements and ensure delivery of any relevant commitments to sponsors/partners
e) Track and monitor adherence to Activity Schedules for delivering the competitions. This would include Launch Activities as well as promotional campaigns.
f) Support executing bodies in their liaising with GFA Communications Department to ensure effective communication in relation to the competitions.
g) Support executing bodies in their liaising with Security Committee of the GFA to ensure that adequate security measures are put in place for the organization of the competitions.
h) Track, monitor and report on Security incidents to GFA Executive Council
i) Ensure that executing entities deliver on their respective mandates. Flag any key and urgent
j) Prepare and present periodic reports to GFA Executive Council covering all aspects of Committee’s operations. Reports should make recommendations for continuous improvement in executing competitions.
k) Ensure the leagues are very visible on all media platforms.
l) Develop rules and regulations for the league
m) Ensure fair competition and adherence to established standards
n) Establish procedure to resolve disputes between clubs, players and other stakeholders
o) Engage in marketing and promotional activities to promote the league and attract fans, sponsors and the media.
p) Ensure the integrity of the game i.e. prevention of match fixing, doping etc.
q) Develop and implement strategies to vigorously promote and advertise the leagues to be the best in Africa.
r) Collate data from the leagues.
s) Ensure all clubs have effective and efficient websites, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, Wikipedia pages and TikTok accounts.
Plans for the autonomous league were initially expected to go ahead in the 2022/23 season but were pushed back a year after a meeting between the GPL clubs and the Autonomous Premier League Advisory Committee chaired by Togbe Afede.
This, according to the GFA is to allow enough time for engagement with the various stakeholders and education on the various changes that are expected.
The Ghana Premier League is currently organised and managed by the GFA.
The 2022-23 Ghana Premier League will be the qualifying competition for the autonomous Ghana Premier League managed by a separate company outside the GFA, jointly owned by the clubs, with the GFA owning a special share.
