Former Hearts of Oak board member, Alhaji Amadu Brimah ‘Akanbi’
Former Hearts of Oak board member, Alhaji Amadu Brimah ‘Akanbi’, has blamed clubs’ failure to pay the required fees as the reason behind delay in implementing the Ghana Premier League’s autonomy.
His comments come in the wake of the tragic death of Francis Yaw Frimpong, a devoted Kumasi Asante Kotoko supporter, during violent clashes at the Nana Koromansah Park.
The incident occurred on Sunday during a week 19 league match between Nsoatreman FC and Asante Kotoko, raising fresh concerns about safety and security at match venues.
Speaking to Asempa FM, Akanbi expressed frustration over the stalled autonomy process.
He suggested that limiting games to selected venues could have prevented incidents like Sunday’s tragedy.
“Why do we play football under duress? Nobody should accept it, and this one I will blame on ourselves. We decided on making the Ghana Premier League autonomous three years ago,” he said.
“We could have chosen five stadia to host games. Not every stadium is suitable for hosting games. This could have avoided something like the demise of the fan.
“We finished everything for the Ghana Premier League to be autonomous, and it was left to each club paying a certain amount of money for the league to be autonomous.”