Owner and Bankroller of New Edubiase United, Abdul Salam Yakubu has backed government decision not to lift the ban on contact sports and has insisted that the Ghana football season must be canceled.
The season has been suspended following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Ghana, but after almost three months and with the easing of lockdown restrictions by the government, there have been calls for the return of football.
However, it is yet to be decided if contact sport including football will return anytime soon.
A chunk of football administrators in the country have questioned the decision of the government not to allow football to resume but Abdul Salam has taken a swipe at football administrators calling for the resumption of football in the country.
He has, therefore, asked them not to put unnecessary pressure on the government to lift a ban on football.
Abdul Salam in an interview with Ashaiman TV, said, “People should stop politicizing with our football. The government has done nothing wrong with our football. It’s rather protecting us from contracting the virus”
“A lot of football in Africa has been canceled, even leagues with better sponsorships have canceled theirs, why putting unnecessary pressure on the government to bring football back? He quizzed.
“Our system is not good to play two matches in a week. We should stop the league and go to Congress” he ended.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Sylvester Ntim
