GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE ON BREAK

The Ghana Premier League (GPL) has announced a one month break for the sake of international assignments and for outstanding games in the league to be sorted out.

The local Black stars are set to engage in one week residential camp ahead of the qualifiers for the Championship of African Nations (CHAN).

Ghana are set to face Burkina Faso in the qualifier for the local based championship. The selected players from the league would take the break to prepare for the qualifier while the MTN FA Cup last eight games slated for this weekend would be played.

The short break means the GPL would resume on August 26th where games would be played through August 30th. Another break is planned in the following month so the Black stars Team B can prepare for the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) tournament.

The arrangement was made to suit all concerned stakeholders. A statement claimed all the outstanding games would be cleared within the one month break. The outstanding game between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak is slated for August 6th. Asante would be playing again three weeks after the team’s equipment officer died in an accident while two coaches got injured.

The Porcupine Warriors would play their game against the Oaks, according to the Professional League Board (PLB) of the Ghana FA. A medical review claimed the team should be ready by then. They have not played a league game since the accident. Twelve other players that were involved in the accident have returned to training.

Ashantigold and West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) would have met on July 30th before WAFA take on Kotoko on August 23.