{"id":318783,"date":"2016-02-13T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/gfa-not-at-fault-for-lack-of-gpl-sponsorship-jawula\/"},"modified":"2016-02-13T16:16:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T16:16:25","slug":"gfa-not-at-fault-for-lack-of-gpl-sponsorship-jawula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2016\/02\/13\/gfa-not-at-fault-for-lack-of-gpl-sponsorship-jawula\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA not at fault for lack of GPL sponsorship \u2013 Jawula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"33\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/GFA-not-at-fault-for-lack-of-GPL-sponsorship-\u2013-Jawula.295\" alt=\"Alhaji Jawula Headshot\" title=\"Alhaji Jawula Headshot\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former Ghana Football Association president, Alhaji Lepowura MND Jawula<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Ghana Football Association president, Alhaji Lepowura MND Jawula has accused premier league clubs in the country of being responsible for the lack sponsorship of league.<\/p>\n<p>The new Premier League season will begin on February 20 but without a headline sponsor as First Capital Plus Bank, now Capital Bank has suspended their sponsorship responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association has made it clear that suspension is alien to the agreement signed with the financial institution two years ago, but they insist their relationship with the football governing body has been halted.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian football fans and clubs accused the FA of not been proactive and marketing the league to attract corporate sponsors, but Alhaji MND Jawula thinks otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about the GFA doing something right or wrong. It\u2019s about we ourselves (football clubs) truncating the league and therefore not allowing our sponsors to enjoy their mileage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruncating the league to go to court and committees,\u201d Jawula told Accra based Starr FM.<\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Former Ghana Football Association president, Alhaji Lepowura MND Jawula Former Ghana Football Association president, Alhaji Lepowura MND Jawula has accused premier league clubs in the country of being responsible for the lack sponsorship of league. 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