George Saijah leads the Referees Association of Ghana and has strong words for football officials. He spoke against Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku during a radio interview. Saijah says the association feels pushed aside from important choices about referees. The GFA created a new group to pick referees for matches. This change upset the referees association leaders.
Saijah met with Okraku to discuss these problems. The referees group complained about losing control over referee selections. Okraku did not respond well to their concerns during the meeting. The association believes it should keep managing referee appointments. Leaders feel frustrated about the lack of cooperation from football officials.
Money problems also trouble the referees across different leagues. Officials have not received pay for 22 weeks of work. Premier League referees face the same payment delays as those working other competitions. Division One and Women's League officials also wait for their money. Only 12 weeks of payments arrived out of 34 total weeks owed.
Saijah asked political leaders to help solve these financial troubles. He wants President John Mahama to step into the situation. Former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah also received calls for assistance. The referees cannot keep paying for their expenses during games. Association members need their overdue payments to continue working properly.
Saijah met with Okraku to discuss these problems. The referees group complained about losing control over referee selections. Okraku did not respond well to their concerns during the meeting. The association believes it should keep managing referee appointments. Leaders feel frustrated about the lack of cooperation from football officials.
Money problems also trouble the referees across different leagues. Officials have not received pay for 22 weeks of work. Premier League referees face the same payment delays as those working other competitions. Division One and Women's League officials also wait for their money. Only 12 weeks of payments arrived out of 34 total weeks owed.
Saijah asked political leaders to help solve these financial troubles. He wants President John Mahama to step into the situation. Former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah also received calls for assistance. The referees cannot keep paying for their expenses during games. Association members need their overdue payments to continue working properly.
