Ghana Premier League is weak - E.T Mensah

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bashings 10 years ago

Most of these local players do not stay to play too long locally so why do we expect the local league to be good!

Most of these local players do not stay to play too long locally so why do we expect the local league to be good!
Mr.N 10 years ago

The problem is a player has a chance of been called into the Black Stars if he is playing his football in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Sudan just to name a few and add on England, France, Italy or Norway that is w ...
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The problem is a player has a chance of been called into the Black Stars if he is playing his football in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Sudan just to name a few and add on England, France, Italy or Norway that is why we are always looking so what is the point to stay in local league. Black Star goalkeeper left the local league and became a bench warmer in South Africa and we still consider him No.1

ET has a point but I disagree with him on this "Those days, they were playing English league all right, but our stadia was always full because the boys were playing very well,” ***ET

The stadia was full because we did not means to watch English as we have now.
Ghfuo, Pastor Whodunnit! 10 years ago

These players need to be in the 30man squad at the very least. Aa should take at least 2,3 local.players based players to brasil. We saw their compet nce at the chan. The solution to our weak lg is getting rid of nyantakyi. H ...
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These players need to be in the 30man squad at the very least. Aa should take at least 2,3 local.players based players to brasil. We saw their compet nce at the chan. The solution to our weak lg is getting rid of nyantakyi. He is clueless and only concentrates on gbstars.
AAA 10 years ago

The stadia was full because we did not have TV sets as he had. Can E.T. tell us that he left his TV to go to the stadium.

The stadia was full because we did not have TV sets as he had. Can E.T. tell us that he left his TV to go to the stadium.
GHFUO, MALLAM MAHAMA BB! 10 years ago

OUR LOCAL LG IS EXTREMELY WEAK. VIOLENCE AT STADIUMS. FANS, GAME PERSONNEL ARE NOT PROTECTED. SANCTIONS TO ROWDY PPL, TEAMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT NOR DIRECTED TO FULLY PUNISH THEM. NO REFORMS IN THE LEAGUE. PLAYERS MONTHLY SALAR ...
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OUR LOCAL LG IS EXTREMELY WEAK. VIOLENCE AT STADIUMS. FANS, GAME PERSONNEL ARE NOT PROTECTED. SANCTIONS TO ROWDY PPL, TEAMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT NOR DIRECTED TO FULLY PUNISH THEM. NO REFORMS IN THE LEAGUE. PLAYERS MONTHLY SALARIES ARE WEAK. NO INSURANCE, NO RETIREMENT INVESTMNTS. THE PLAYER EXODUS IS TOO HIGH. PLAYERS LIKE MAHATMA OTOO, GIDEON BAAH, ANTWI IN EGYPT, ADJEI, ASANTE ETC IN CONGO, ARE ALL SOJOURNING IN FOREIGN LANDS AND BARELY PRODUCING. HAD THEY BEEN IN GH. THESE CLUBS WILL MAKE HUGE IMPACTS IN AFRICA. OUR CHAN TEAMS WILL GO TO TOURNAMNTS AND WIN TROPHIES. WE WILL HAVE BETTER LOCAL PLAYERS FOR OUR NATIONAL TEAMS. INSTEAD, AA IS HAVING TO RELY ON PLAYERS FROM LOWER DIVISION CLUBS OUTSIDE GH....MEANWHILE, NYANTAKYI IS SITTING THERE LIKE AN OWL, WATCHING....IDIOT!
EVEN BRASIL HD TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO ITS LOCAL LEAGUE TO KEEP PLAYERS AT HOME.
KOFI MUMUI 10 years ago

ET is right, Nyantakyi is wrong!The problem with Nyantakyi is he does not want to admit to the shortcomings of a sport he presides over. And with this kind of attitude there is no room for change and improvement. This behavio ...
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ET is right, Nyantakyi is wrong!The problem with Nyantakyi is he does not want to admit to the shortcomings of a sport he presides over. And with this kind of attitude there is no room for change and improvement. This behavior is not unusual in Ghana and Africa.
my name issaka aka injector from tela 10 years ago

im too much happy about E T mensah words cos when ur big clubs strugle in the contenent what show that ur league is ok so if there is nothing we can do to stop good players going away then we have to shut our mounths k

im too much happy about E T mensah words cos when ur big clubs strugle in the contenent what show that ur league is ok so if there is nothing we can do to stop good players going away then we have to shut our mounths k
JOHN T OKUMO 10 years ago

GFA is not helping the local players. why must they shift the league to 4th June while they know that would hinder the chances for the local players

GFA is not helping the local players. why must they shift the league to 4th June while they know that would hinder the chances for the local players
Kwaku Addo 10 years ago

Hon. E.T Mensah its good you've expressed your concern based on few football fans that travel length and breath within the country to watch and cheer their teams up in varoius stadia as compared to the prevoius years when yo ...
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Hon. E.T Mensah its good you've expressed your concern based on few football fans that travel length and breath within the country to watch and cheer their teams up in varoius stadia as compared to the prevoius years when you were the minister of Youth and Sports. I see the problem to be more economic than non-competitiveness you're basing the facts. Have you asked your self how many Ghanaians at present have extra in their pockets to travel or go to the stadium to watch football games? They wish they could do that but they simply do not have the means hence they'll stay home and watch English league on TV with less or no cost. If the economic situation in the county improves fans will be there in their numbers to cheer their teams up and I believe that'll bring the competitiveness you're worried about.
J.O 10 years ago

What did you ahieve when you were the sports minister?
Corrupt and thief ET

What did you ahieve when you were the sports minister?
Corrupt and thief ET
kobi 10 years ago

you are very true mr.mensah.the level of football in ghana is very low.a player can win the goalking race with only ten goals the whole season

you are very true mr.mensah.the level of football in ghana is very low.a player can win the goalking race with only ten goals the whole season
Close Observer 10 years ago

You and your friends (P)NDC have been in charge of the country for 25 years out of her 57 years. It is not therefore enough and fair to say that the local league is weak and end there. What did you do to ensure that the leagu ...
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You and your friends (P)NDC have been in charge of the country for 25 years out of her 57 years. It is not therefore enough and fair to say that the local league is weak and end there. What did you do to ensure that the league remained strong and entertaining? Nobody thinks about tomorrow. You are even lucky to have a league going on that you can call weak. What has happened to TRACK and FIELD events in Ghana today? I don't want to mention other sporting events. I grew up at Osu, and used to go to the Accra sports stadium as a teenager in the late 70s and early 80s to watch BOXING, TABLE TENNIS, LAWN TENNIS FOOTBALL (ACADEMICALS) ETC. I'm not sure if inter-regionals sporting events still takes place in Ghana. All this have died out. If this was happening before 1979 and it is no longer there, are we moving forward or we are moving backwards? If you and your government have managed the affairs of GHANA for 25 years, which is more that any government have had the chance to do, then I'm afraid to say that whatever has happened to any sporting event including football today in GHANA is your fault without any doubt.
watin 10 years ago

u and ur greedi busters re stealing all the funds for ur selfish interest

u and ur greedi busters re stealing all the funds for ur selfish interest
GC/USA 10 years ago

ADUSEI AND LAWRENCE LARTEY, I STRONGLY AGREE. THE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AND THOSE FROM THE ACADEMY, BY GFA LAW, SHOULD PLAY IN THE LOCAL LEAGUE FOR AT LEAST 3 SEASONS BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SIGN OVERSEAS CONTRACTS.

ADUSEI AND LAWRENCE LARTEY, I STRONGLY AGREE. THE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AND THOSE FROM THE ACADEMY, BY GFA LAW, SHOULD PLAY IN THE LOCAL LEAGUE FOR AT LEAST 3 SEASONS BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SIGN OVERSEAS CONTRACTS.
FA 10 years ago

JULOR

JULOR
Victor A. Young 10 years ago

Funny world! This is the man who'd take the entire gate proceeds from Kumasi or Accra Sports stadia, to his home and come back with it after a few day's time and make out any figures he wants to Ghanaians. Now he's telling pe ...
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Funny world! This is the man who'd take the entire gate proceeds from Kumasi or Accra Sports stadia, to his home and come back with it after a few day's time and make out any figures he wants to Ghanaians. Now he's telling people Ghana's Premier League sucks? Hmmm, "Wonders, our elders say: "will never end!" Please get lost with your deception!
kwame j 10 years ago

I agree with u but we don't have the sponsors to help the local teams. soccer years back was 80 percent passion and twenty for money but now it is a whole career and a business but we are still not doing it to suit the curren ...
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I agree with u but we don't have the sponsors to help the local teams. soccer years back was 80 percent passion and twenty for money but now it is a whole career and a business but we are still not doing it to suit the current trend of science.
secondly, Even our local players who live the country don't do well outside
with European league being shown on channels affordable to people now i think we need to change the way we brand our league.Let forget about politics things need to change in the local league. in those days a Liberia team cannot eliminate kotoko in African cup.
Allotey 10 years ago

that's the mantra nowadays. no regard for other department. they just want to make sure Ghana qualifies for the world cup every 4 years so they can pocket the appearing fee fifa gives them. bunch of corrupt officials with the ...
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that's the mantra nowadays. no regard for other department. they just want to make sure Ghana qualifies for the world cup every 4 years so they can pocket the appearing fee fifa gives them. bunch of corrupt officials with their over bloated pot bellies
Banana 10 years ago

The only solution to the sorry state of the ghana league is to control the mass exodus of players to unenviable leagues like india, vietnam, etc...and even to europe and other african countries...every footballer wants fame a ...
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The only solution to the sorry state of the ghana league is to control the mass exodus of players to unenviable leagues like india, vietnam, etc...and even to europe and other african countries...every footballer wants fame and the attendant riches that come with it...i'm not against that...but there must be a rule to control the exodus, especially players from the football academies...they and others must play in the local league for at least two years before receiving their clearance to play outside ghana...they are groomed and trained in ghana and so they must serve the country before they embark on any pro career...the only way to serve is to play in the local league so ghanaians can benefit by watching them play...they can also improve the competitiveness of the local league by their participation...the sending of academy players directly to foreign teams must be stopped...the reason why ghanaian teams in 70s and 80s-kotoko, hearts, olympics and hasaacas and even dwarfs went far and conquered in club competitions was that our players stayed home...another benefit will be gate proceeds will increase because more fans will go and watch the local league instead of going to watch english league on tv...
GHFUO, MALLAM MAHAMA BB! 10 years ago

1. THERE MUST BE A BASE PAY FOR ALL SIGNED PLAYERS IN THE PREMIER.
2. GET EACH CLUB TO SIGN UP FOR PLAYER HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EACH PLAYER' AND FAMILY
3.GET EACH CLUB TO SIGN UP FOR A RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION WITH A FINANCIA ...
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1. THERE MUST BE A BASE PAY FOR ALL SIGNED PLAYERS IN THE PREMIER.
2. GET EACH CLUB TO SIGN UP FOR PLAYER HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EACH PLAYER' AND FAMILY
3.GET EACH CLUB TO SIGN UP FOR A RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOR EACH PLAYER.
4. SET A MANDATORY 3 YR PERIOD FOR EACH PLAYER TO PLAY IN THE PREMIER LG. BEFORE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE GH.
5. EACH PREMIER CLUB MUST HAVE A FULL FLEDGE STADIUM TO PLAY THEIR GAMES. U NEED A STADIUM SO YOU CAN COLLECT GATE FEES, SELL FOOD ETC TO FUND UR CLUB. IF YOU DONT HAVE A STADIUM ANS HAVE TO USE GOVT PROPERTY. THEN U HAVE TO PAY HALF YOUR GATE FEES TO THE STATE, REGION/GFA.
GHFUO, MALLAM MAHAMA BB! 10 years ago

PPL PLAY THE GAME TO GET MONEY AND PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSITION TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SO WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE FOR A TALENTED PLAYER TO STAY IN GH IF THEY ARE NOT GETTING GOOD MONEY? OR IF THE SO CALL ...
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PPL PLAY THE GAME TO GET MONEY AND PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSITION TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SO WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE FOR A TALENTED PLAYER TO STAY IN GH IF THEY ARE NOT GETTING GOOD MONEY? OR IF THE SO CALLED WEALTHY CLUB THEY PLAY FOR CANT EVEN PAY THEM WELL? BULLCRAP...ALL THESE 2ND, 3RD DIVISION PLAYERS SHOULD GO FOR JUSTIFIERS OUTSIDE GH BECAUSE EVEN ASPIRING TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS A WASTE OF TIME....!
BOLGA MAN 10 years ago

when did you ET start watching english P L when you were a misister was there any saetelic tv to watch english pL

when did you ET start watching english P L when you were a misister was there any saetelic tv to watch english pL
Pancho 10 years ago

Yes The GFA Boss and staff only recruit foreign base soccer players instead of local stars. He has no vision alright. He's just one of the self centered greedy bastard. He needs to be fired and find someone with high standard ...
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Yes The GFA Boss and staff only recruit foreign base soccer players instead of local stars. He has no vision alright. He's just one of the self centered greedy bastard. He needs to be fired and find someone with high standard and future for Ghana soccer.
crorkz matz 9 years ago

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crorkz 9 years ago

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