Kumasi Asante Kotoko coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, is worried about the delayed start of the First Capital Plus Premier League and has advised the country’s football administrators to use the current court case involving the GFA and King Faisal as a major lesson in the handling of football disputes.
The reigning Premier League Coach of the Year lamented that the country’s football league was in its current state of uncertainty because the administrators of football underestimated the gravity of the court action.
The coach said First Capital Plus Premier League had come of age and, therefore, it was important football administrators learnt to settle disputes quickly to avoid such needless disruptions of the competition.
“If the issue that has led to the court case had been dealt with early and on time, we would not be at this stage [with the league’s start uncertain],” Dramani told the Graphic Sports in a telephone interview, adding that the delayed start of the league was a big worry for Kotoko.
“Kotoko, for instance, is supposed to be playing in the CAF Champions League sometime in February and March. Other clubs will also be playing in the Confederation Cup and we thought we could use the Premier League as a preparatory ground, but the current situation is a big worry not only to me as a coach but also to coaches and administrators of the respective clubs,” he lamented.
He disclosed that in the interim, Kotoko would organise some high profile friendlies to put the players in shape ahead of the start of the league.
