{"id":24512,"date":"2023-03-04T13:07:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T13:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/04\/ghalca-explains-decision-to-use-hearts-of-oak-asante-kotoko\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T13:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T13:07:56","slug":"ghalca-explains-decision-to-use-hearts-of-oak-asante-kotoko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/04\/ghalca-explains-decision-to-use-hearts-of-oak-asante-kotoko\/","title":{"rendered":"GHALCA explains decision to use Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-03-at-13.33.01-696x522.jpeg\"   alt=\"GHALCA chairman, Kudjoe Fianoo on Fire-for-Fire\" title=\"GHALCA chairman, Kudjoe Fianoo on Fire-for-Fire\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">GHALCA chairman, Kudjoe Fianoo on Fire-for-Fire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association [GHALCA], Kudjoe Fianoo, has explained the decision to use the Super Clash on Sunday as the President\u2019s Cup game.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 President\u2019s Cup game will be staged at the Accra Sports Stadium with kick-off scheduled at 15:00GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Football fans have criticized the welfare body of clubs, GHALCA, for their decision to use the matchday 20 fixture to honour the President.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>However, Mr Fianoo, who is a board member of Great Olympics has explained the decision to use the Super Clash as the President\u2019s Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings have changed and for me, it is about being innovative,\u201d he said on <strong>Fire-for-Fire<\/strong> on <strong>Adom TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe format for the World Cup changed and this is what we are doing now. President Akufo Addo last year informed us that he wants the President\u2019s Cup to be part of the Independence celebration so we had to work towards that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are league fixtures and FA Cup games and so if we decide to postpone the games, it will be problematic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to keep the Premier League and FA Cup calendar intact and when we communicate that to the Presidency, they welcomed it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy ensuring that the calendar is intact, we will satisfy the league and the entire country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the game will take home Ghc50,000 with the other team pocketing Gc30,000.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, H.E Umaro Sissoco Embal\u00f3, President of Guinea-Bissau and Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government is the Special Guest of Honour for this year\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ukonb1nbi0g\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President of Guinea-Bissau will be Special Guest of Honour at this year\u2019s President Cup (3-3-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ukonb1nbi0g?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GHALCA chairman, Kudjoe Fianoo on Fire-for-Fire Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association [GHALCA], Kudjoe Fianoo, has explained the decision to use the Super Clash on Sunday as the President\u2019s Cup game. The 2023 President\u2019s Cup game will be staged at the Accra Sports Stadium with kick-off scheduled at 15:00GMT. 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