{"id":28639,"date":"2021-02-13T07:03:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T07:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=28639"},"modified":"2021-02-13T07:03:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T07:03:37","slug":"gpl-football-games-played-behind-closed-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gpl-football-games-played-behind-closed-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"GPL: All football games to be played behind closed doors (Again)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>GPL: All football games to be played behind closed doors (Again)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ghana FA have announced that fans will not be allowed in Ghana Premier League Match venues for the next four weeks as\u00a0 government continues the fight against the deadly coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Full Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has decided to restrict fan patronage at all football games for the next four weeks. This directive is with immediate effect, beginning from Saturday, February 13, 2021.<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 \/>\nThis according to the Executive Council, will afford the GFA enough time to put in place remedial measures to make the various stadia safe for fans and consumers of football in our bid to help the government in the fight against the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>As a s result, the GFA intends to use the four-week period to strategize and re-engage before opening up the various centres to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Clubs are encouraged to use the period to train stewards who will be directly responsible for fan conduct in our quest to observe the social distancing protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The public is hereby informed that this directive does not include the continental games involving Asante Kotoko SC.<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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GPL: All football games to be played behind closed doors (Again) The Ghana FA have announced that fans will not be allowed in Ghana Premier League Match venues for the next four weeks as\u00a0 government continues the fight against the deadly coronavirus. Full Statement: The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has decided<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28127,"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":[2799,8981,9600,862],"class_list":{"0":"post-28639","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-gfa","10":"tag-ghana-fa","11":"tag-ghana-league","12":"tag-ghana-premier-league"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gpl-fans.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-7rV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26501,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/official-gfa-executives-settles-october-new-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":28639,"position":0},"title":"Official: GFA Executives settles on October for new season","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"July 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Official: GFA Executives settles on October for new season Ghana Football Association have announced that its executives have settled on a date for the beginning of the next football season in the country. 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