Sports Ministry outlines road map to bring back fans to Ghana Premier League games

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has outlined a road map it intends to use to bring back fans to Ghana Premier League games.

This was after a meeting with the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) on Wednesday to look into the menace.

It has become a trend in recent days that fans have decided not to patronize games from the local league, with even Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak struggling to attract more than 5,000 fans to their games.

In a statement released after the meeting, the Sports Ministry says it intends to meet key stakeholders in the coming days to decide on how to reverse the trend.

Read the full statement below:

MEASURES TO IMPROVE STADIUM ATTENDANCE

There has been public concern in recent times regarding the low attendance of football fans at the various stadia across the country during local league matches involving the premier league clubs.

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon Mustapha Ussif shares in these concerns and therefore convened a meeting on Wednesday 11th January, 2023 with the leadership of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) to strategize on how to attract fans to the various stadia to ensure massive attendance for our domestic league matches.

There were fruitful deliberations at the meeting and the outcome of decisions taken are as follows:

1. Further consultations would be made with all stakeholders including the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), the National Sports Authority (NSA) and supporters for their inputs on the strategy to be adopted to address the situation.

2. Meanwhile, the Minister would like to encourage supporters of the various clubs to patronise the local league matches to raise enough funds to manage the clubs and develop them to the level that we all desire.