{"id":23206,"date":"2022-07-18T16:14:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T16:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/jerome-otchere-writes-sorry-but-good-bye-ashantigold"},"modified":"2022-07-18T16:40:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T16:40:14","slug":"jerome-otchere-writes-sorry-but-good-bye-ashantigold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/jerome-otchere-writes-sorry-but-good-bye-ashantigold","title":{"rendered":"Jerome Otchere writes: Sorry but good bye Ashantigold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>We are of the view that the Disciplinary Committee was right in imposing sanctions\u2026In the circumstance, we dismiss the appeal filed by Ashantigold\u2026\u201d \u2013 GFA Appeals Committee, July 13, 2022.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve to strengthen the hands of the Ghana Football Association (GFA)\u2019s Disciplinary Committee and the other judicial bodies of the GFA if we\u2019re to cleanse our league football of things that have the tendency to hamper its growth.<\/p>\n

Strengthening their hands means supporting them to ensure discipline, fairness and equality before the laws governing the game. That\u2019s not to say we wouldn\u2019t disagree with rulings of the GFA\u2019s judiciary bodies. It also doesn\u2019t mean we wouldn\u2019t criticise the FA itself. What it means is that, where there\u2019s reason to back the GFA, we\u2019ll do it.<\/p>\n

Discipline is important in every human endeavour and particularly in football and sports in the larger context, we can\u2019t develop if we won\u2019t commit to doing and insisting on the right things. No football association, no football league, no group of clubs anywhere have thrived in this business with misconduct, unethical behaviour or crime.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s why we must back the GFA when it treads on paths that lead to ridding our game of activities that would ruin it. It\u2019s why the officers of the GFA must themselves be fair and professional in the discharge of their duties. It\u2019s why I\u2019ve backed the sanctions against Ashantigold and others although I didn\u2019t like the fact that the Obuasi club stayed well beyond the announcement of their demotion to the Division Two League.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve applaud the ruling of the Appeals Committee which upheld the Disciplinary Committee\u2019s view that, the miners\u2019 punishment of demotion for match fixing is fair. I\u2019ve also liked the timing of the ruling.<\/p>\n

It keeps the FA on track relative to its programme for the 2022\/23 season. Ghana football has since 2018 suffered too much over corruption allegations and we must be interested in purging our game\u2019s soiled image.<\/p>\n

GFA President, Kurt Okraku and his team must not look back in enhancing our game\u2019s reputation. It\u2019s natural for us to feel bad that a club of Ashantigold\u2019s stature have been thrown out of the Ghana Premier League to the third tier of our league football. The bitter truth, however, is that, we didn\u2019t wish this fate for them.<\/p>\n

Rulings of the Disciplinary and Appeals Committees of the FA both underscored the irresponsibility of Ashantigold\u2019s managers. You can\u2019t trade the name and image of your club and that of Ghana football for pittance, fail to own up to your grave carelessness and expect to be left off the hook in the face of evidence you couldn\u2019t contradict.<\/p>\n

The misjudgment of Ashantigold\u2019s leadership brought them this shameful fate. You would only understand the magnitude of the disgrace Ashantigold\u2019s present leaders have caused the club and its people if you saw the then Goldfields of the 1990s. Now that the GFA has the roadmap to replacing Ashantigold, I say sorry but goodbye.<\/p>\n

Club admins must know what awaits them should they take the misguided leadership route those at Ashantigold took. Let\u2019s always be mindful that despite our unwavering interest in Ghana football, if our conduct is that which dirties the sanctity of the game, we will suffer for it.<\/p>\n

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