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No wonder people pick watching Mbappe, Vinicius over GPL – Obiri Boahen on league suspension

Obiri Boahen, a former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party, has spoken on the suspension of the Ghana Premier League as a result of a court order.

On September 29, 2022, the Ghana Football Association declared that the league has been halted as a result of an interlocutory injunction Ashantigold received from the Human Rights High Court.

Obiri Boahen said in an interview with Angel FM that given these occurrences, it is not surprising that Ghanaians follow other leagues and players more closely than the domestic league.

Lawyer Obiri Boahen on Angel TV; “Why will people not follow Vinicius Jnr and Mbappe than our own players in the league?”

“If you play a Premier League that can be put on hold because of a Court injunction every year, who will be willing to invest their money and time in this” he added.

The GPL has been under injunction threats over the past two seasons. Tema Youth tried to seek for an injunction in 2020 after they claimed the FA had denied them promotion into the top tier by bending the rules in favour of Accra Lions.

Ebusua Dwarfs also tried seeking an injunction in 2022 after accusing the FA of unfair demotion.

Both Tema Youth and Ebusua Dwarf’s efforts proved futile, but Ashantigold succeeded in placing an injunction on the league in their fight against a supposed unfair demotion.

The GFA’s Disciplinary Committee found AshantiGold guilty of match manipulation in their home game against Inter Allies during the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season.

Following that, the Committee demoted both clubs to the country’s third-tier league and suspended other officials involved.

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