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Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council has unanimously voted for the cancellation of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season.
The 12-member council led by FA Kurt Okraku after hours of deliberation opted to conclude the season due to coronavirus pandemic which had halted all football activities since mid-March.
The decision to cancel all football competitions was taken during a meeting on Tuesday.
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has taken a decision to cancel the 2019/2020 football season following a marathon meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the GFA Secretariat in Accra.
— Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) June 30, 2020
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Earlier, the Associatiion had announced that a final decision concerning the future of the league would be taken by June 30th.
The Premier League was halted on match week 15 with Aduana Stars leading the table with 28 points.
The Executive Council also decided that per the relevant provisions of the CAF inter-club football Regulations, Asante Kotoko and AshGold will represent Ghana in the CAF Champions League and the Confederations Cup respectively for next season.
The Executive Council will meet on Thursday, July 9, 2020 to discuss all issues relating to the next football season and Congress.
The GFA will continue its engagement with all sponsors and all stakeholders following the cancellation of the season.
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