{"id":272052,"date":"2024-12-28T16:27:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/28\/gfas-sheikh-tophic-slams-unappreciative-division-one-clubs\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T16:27:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:27:03","slug":"gfas-sheikh-tophic-slams-unappreciative-division-one-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/28\/gfas-sheikh-tophic-slams-unappreciative-division-one-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA&#8217;s Sheikh Tophic slams &#8216;unappreciative&#8217; Division One clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/650\/65003572.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sheikh Tophic, Deputy Communications Manager for the GFA\" title=\"Sheikh Tophic, Deputy Communications Manager for the GFA\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Sheikh Tophic, Deputy Communications Manager for the GFA<\/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\">Deputy Communications Manager for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Sheikh Tophic, has criticised the beneficiaries of the GFA\u2019s Bus Acquisition Strategy, labeling them as ungrateful.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to address the travel challenges faced by these clubs, the President of the GFA, Kurt Okraku handed over coaster buses to nine Division One clubs in November 2024 as part of the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>However, the goodwill gesture was overshadowed by viral videos showing parts of the buses in poor condition, prompting criticism from fans who accused the FA of giving used buses to the clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Although the benefiting clubs did not issue official statements, Tophic, during an interview, expressed disappointment in the clubs and criticised their lack of appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FA has given you boots, balls, GHS15,000 worth of fuel, and buses. You complain about torn seats; of course, the FA should have done due diligence before giving the buses out. The videos of the buses were from when they were at the workshop. They waited to release those videos after the buses were handed over,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tophic further emphasised that the clubs\u2019 actions undermined the efforts of the association to make their operations easier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Prophet Mohammed said that he who does not appreciate the efforts of man does not appreciate the kindness of Allah,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The GFA has faced severe criticism from fans in recent months, with calls for quick fixes within the football fraternity. <\/p>\n<p>Tophic however reassured that the GFA is committed to delivering the necessary solutions in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>FKA\/MA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheikh Tophic, Deputy Communications Manager for the GFA Deputy Communications Manager for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Sheikh Tophic, has criticised the beneficiaries of the GFA\u2019s Bus Acquisition Strategy, labeling them as ungrateful. In an effort to address the travel challenges faced by these clubs, the President of the GFA, Kurt Okraku handed over coaster [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":272053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GFA&#039;s Sheikh Tophic slams &#039;unappreciative&#039; Division One clubs - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/28\/gfas-sheikh-tophic-slams-unappreciative-division-one-clubs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GFA&#039;s Sheikh Tophic slams &#039;unappreciative&#039; Division One clubs - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sheikh Tophic, Deputy Communications Manager for the GFA Deputy Communications Manager for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Sheikh Tophic, has criticised the beneficiaries of the GFA\u2019s Bus Acquisition Strategy, labeling them as ungrateful. 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