Former Ghanaian referee G.K. Manu has jumped to the defense of Ghana Premier League referees, insisting they’ve done their best under tough conditions. He believes most of the criticism hurled at match officials is fueled by bias and emotion rather than fair assessment of their performance. “Most of the journalists are fanatics to the home […]
GFA President Kurt Okraku admits match officials are owed payments, citing cash flow issues due to unpaid funds from broadcast partner StarTimes. The admission comes after referees and match commissioners reportedly threatened to boycott the rest of the season due to 21 weeks of unpaid allowances. In an interview with Asempa FM,Okraku admits the association […]
Hearts of Oak assistant coach Abdul Rahim Bashiru is struggling to accept his sides defeat to Medeama in matchday 25 of the Ghana Premier League. The Yellow and Mauve delivered an outstanding performance to dispatch struggling Hearts of Oak on Wednesday. Two second-half goals from defender Kobina Amoah and midfielder Godfred Abban killed the resilience […]
Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa from Congo leads the list of referees for Ghana’s African Games Women’s competition clash against Ethiopia. She will be assisted by Laure Marcelle Tsafack Teikeu from Cameroon (Assistant II), Mmawa Kourouma from Guinea (Assistant II) and Rachel Zihindula Nzigire from DR. Congo (Fourth Official). Jodie Marian Reid Seton from Liberia is […]
Legon Cities coach Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin has slammed Ghana Premier League referees, claiming the officials are destroying the game. Fabin, one of the experienced brains in the local scene was left fuming after his side were beaten 2-0 by Karela United in the week 18 of the top-flight. The former Ghana U17 tactician blamed […]
Togolese match officials will be in charge when Asante Kotoko and Asec Mimosas lock horns in this year’s President’s Cup. Kotoko and the Ivorian giants will battle it out for the 2024 President’s Cup trophy on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 just a day before Ghana’s 67th Independence Day celebration. The game will be hosted at […]
Assistant coach of Asante Kotoko, David Ocloo, criticized the central referee following their loss to Heart of Lions. The Porcupine Warriors were defeated by the home side who secured a 1-0 victory thanks to Godfred Kwadwo Asamoah’s 52nd-minute goal in a matchday 18 fixture at the Hohoe Sports Stadium on Saturday. After the game, Ocloo […]
In a significant development for Ghanaian football, the fruits of the “Catch Them Young” referees policy are set to take center stage as they prepare to officiate matches in the Division One League. After four years of rigorous training and evaluation, over two thousand young referees, scouted across the nation’s football regions, are poised to […]
Ninety-one percent (91%) of the female referees and assistant referees who took part in the mid-season fitness and written examination test have passed the course. Out of seventy (70) female match officials, six (6) did not take part in the mid-season course due to medical reasons. Of the Sixty-four (64) Match Officials who took part […]
Two hundred and sixty-eight Referees and Assistant Referees have completed the mid-season fitness test and written examination on the Laws of the Game. The mid-season Referees Course was held in Kumasi on February 10 ahead of the resumption of the Ghana Premier League, Access Bank Division One League and the Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League. […]
