{"id":25795,"date":"2020-05-05T10:21:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T10:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=25795"},"modified":"2020-05-05T10:21:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T10:21:59","slug":"ghana-fa-requests-two-weeks-extension-caf-decide-future-2019-20-season-henry-asante-twum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghana-fa-requests-two-weeks-extension-caf-decide-future-2019-20-season-henry-asante-twum\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana FA requests two-weeks extension from CAF to decide future of the 2019\/20 season- Henry Asante Twum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ghana FA requests two-weeks extension from CAF to decide future of the 2019\/20 season- Henry Asante Twum<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ghana Football Association Spokesperson, Henry Asante Twum, has disclosed that the FA has requested for an extension from CAF to decide on the future of the 2019\/20 football season as today marks the deadline for Member Associations to decide <\/strong><strong>whether to continue or truncate the season.<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe Ghana FA last week engaged the various stakeholders in a virtual meeting since the outbreak to decide on the future of the 2019\/20 Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the clubs have suggested that the 2019\/20 football season be cancelled whilst others have proposed football should return when its safe to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana FA is set to meet with the Executive Council after consulting the clubs and then later with government and health authorities before taking a final decision.<\/p>\n<p>Henry Asante Twum in an interview confirmed that the GFA has given CAF a situational report on the pandemic in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have sent a situational report by giving CAF enough info on what is happening in Ghana&#8221;, he told Asempa FM.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have notified them that we cannot make a decision without adhering to the directives from the government. We have given CAF an update and we have requested for two weeks whereby we will come up with a firm plan and decision going forward&#8221;, he added.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nsource: Ghanasoccernet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana FA requests two-weeks extension from CAF to decide future of the 2019\/20 season- Henry Asante Twum The Ghana Football Association Spokesperson, Henry Asante Twum, has disclosed that the FA has requested for an extension from CAF to decide on the future of the 2019\/20 football season as today marks the deadline for Member Associations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,859],"tags":[251,8981,862,14016],"class_list":{"0":"post-25795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-premier-league","9":"tag-caf","10":"tag-ghana-fa","11":"tag-ghana-premier-league","12":"tag-henry-asante-twum"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Henry-Asante-Twum.jpg?fit=960%2C595&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-6I3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24986,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/henry-asante-twum-appointed-new-gfa-communications-director\/","url_meta":{"origin":25795,"position":0},"title":"Henry Asante Twum to be appointed new GFA Communications Director","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"February 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Henry Asante Twum to be appointed new GFA Communications Director Henry Asante Twum a Broadcast journalist and Dreams FC communications Director is set to be appointed to the role of Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Football Association. 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