Nyantakyi lauds returnees for spicing up league

The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, has lauded former foreign-based players who have returned to the First Capital Plus Premier League league for improving the standard of the competition.

In a press statement issued yesterday, Mr Nyantakyi said the influence of returnees such as  Richard Kingson, Godwin Attram, Dan Quaye and Fatau Dauda will  motivate the younger players to make the league more exciting.

He thanked the various stakeholders of the league for ensuring that last weekend would be fondly remembered because of the huge attendances witnessed at all the venues, as well as the quality of football on display.

“I thank the fans, the media, our sponsors First Capital Plus Bank and SuperSport, our clubs and the Premier League Board (PLB), for ensuring that this weekend's matches will be fondly remembered because of the huge attendances witnessed at all the venues and the quality of play on display, he said.

“The GFA also reserves special praise to our former foreign-based players such as Richard Kingson, Godwin Attram, Dan Quaye and Fatau Dauda, as well as the others who have decided to return home to add their experience to encourage the talented young ones playing in the league to make it exciting,” the GFA boss added.

He also commended the media for taking a special interest in the league at the expense of matches in other countries, ensuring that fans focused on the local matches.

“The fans chose not to watch a big match in Europe on television last Sunday but to throng the various stadia in our country to patronise our own league matches and this shows that if we put in a lot more concerted effort we can retain our supporters and attract new fans.”

Mr Nyantakyi also expressed delight that a large number of families which watched the weekend's matches, promised to ensure that league venues are safe and entertaining for kids.