The presence of fans in our various stadia was met with great ecstasy when President Akufo Addo announced last month that all stadia are allowed 25% of fans into the facility on match days to enable them watch their clubs.
With the continued surge of the covid 19 pandemic and the safety of both players and fans at risk, the Executive council of the Ghana Football Association last week decided to put a halt to the attendance of fans at various stadia during match days to help curb the virus.
The GFA EXCO in their meeting unanimously decided that all matches be played without fans for the next one month and released the modalities to that effect.A statement on the GFA official website read:
In compliance with the decision of the Executive Council of the GFA for all matches to be played behind closed doors for the next four weeks, the following Modalities shall apply:
1. Only players and technical team of both clubs with validated licenses and accreditation.
2. Appointed match officials (Referees, Match Commissioner, GFA Cameramen and women and Venue Media Officer)
3. Organizers (GFA Competitions Department), Stadium Owners and Managing Staff.
4. Ten (10) Ball Retrievers.
5. Twenty (20) members of Home club’s management and Executives to sign upon entry at the stadium main gate.
6. Ten (10) members of Away club’s management and Executives to sign upon entry at the stadium main gate.
7. StarTimes crew (live matches)
8. Maximum Thirty (30) media houses (depending on stadium size) (List to be provided by GFA). One journalist per media station. Interested media to contact the Communications Department of the GFA.
mustapha hadji
