{"id":241506,"date":"2024-10-29T16:13:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/some-football-officials-want-me-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T16:13:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:13:13","slug":"some-football-officials-want-me-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/some-football-officials-want-me-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Some football officials want me dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/837\/83770257.295.jpg\" alt=\"New Edubiase United CEO, Abdul Salam Yakubu\" title=\"New Edubiase United CEO, Abdul Salam Yakubu\" width=\"295\" height=\"215\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>New Edubiase United CEO, Abdul Salam Yakubu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Edubiase United Football Club, Abdul Salam Yakubu, has disclosed that some bigwigs in the Ghanaian football industry have threatened to take his life due to his criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, veteran football administrator Alhaji Abdul Karim Grusah informed him about the alleged plot because of his fierce criticisms of the current football leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Salam Yakubu added that Alhaji Grusah advised him to recruit a personal security to safeguard himself from any attack that may come his way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told by Alhaji Grusah that some people within the current administration of the GFA threatened to kill me if I did not cease my criticisms. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alhaji Grusah advised me to consider hiring bodyguards for my protection,\u201d the New Edubiase United CEO said, as shared by Oyerepa TV\/FM on X.<\/p>\n<p>Salam Yakubu has been critical of the Kurt Okraku-led GFA administration, voicing his grievances about setbacks that affect football in the country.<\/p>\n<p>His club has still not made it to the Ghana Premier League as they face tough competition in the Division One League.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>View the tweet below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">I was told by Alhaji Grusah that some people within the current administration of the GFA threatened to Kill me if I didn&#8217;t cease my criticisms. Alhaji Grusah advised me to consider hiring bodyguards for my protection &#8211; Abdul Salam Yakubu, CEO &#8211; New Edubiase<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OYEREPASPORTS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OYEREPASPORTS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n7RRIrZSHk\">pic.twitter.com\/n7RRIrZSHk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oyerepa TV\/FM (@oyerepaofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oyerepaofficial\/status\/1850929827546907070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Watch the latest episode of Sports Check with renowned boxing trainer Don Charles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"U8IzXijyyUo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Up and close with renowned boxing trainer Don Charles | Sports Check\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U8IzXijyyUo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>SB\/EK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Edubiase United CEO, Abdul Salam Yakubu The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Edubiase United Football Club, Abdul Salam Yakubu, has disclosed that some bigwigs in the Ghanaian football industry have threatened to take his life due to his criticisms. 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