Refresher course for Premier League referees

Accra, Oct. 18, GNA - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is to organize a refresher course for 101 Premier League referees and their assistants at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram in the Greater Accra Region.

The first batch of 51 referees are to report at the Centre on Tuesday, October 20 whilst the second batch of 50 are scheduled to report from October 23- 26th. Mr Kwesi Ampim-Darko, Deputy General Secretary (Technical) of the GFA in a press release copied to GNA Sports at the week end said the referees in the first batch include Christian Zigah, Jonathan Tetteh, J. A. Amenya, Sumaila Ibrahim, David Adjin, Mary Adamah-Lamptey, Augustina Fugah, Lawrence Antwi, Michael Geli, Michael Asare, Kofi Asare, Bernard Asare and E.B. Baiden all from Accra.

Those from Kumasi are Reginald Lathbridge, Lord Vuvor, Kwame Nsiah Boafo, G. K. Manu, Osei Agyemang, Akwesi Appiah Emmanuel Baah, T.O. Kankann and Richard Appiah.

John Atikese, Isaac Boadi, Richard Kotey and Agyemang Duah are to report from Koforidua with Cecil Fleisher, Theresa Bremansu, Samuel Opoku, Boateng, Ben Vormavor and Isaac Bassaw coming from Takoradi. Samuel Gyesi andTetteh Effah from Nsawam, Vincent Otto - Oda, Charles Nii Tagoe - Berekum, Joe Baffoe - Cape Coast, Daniel Offei, Victor Dwamena and Mary Seidu all from Tema, Yakubu Nuhu Liman - Wa, Solomon Mordey, M. A. Doku and Shine Ayitey - Ho, V.I.K. Demakpor - Hohoe,. The rest are Fred Odonkor - Suhum, Mumuni Issaka - Tamale, Morna James and Winfred Averu - Bolgatanga, Sulemana Abudu - Sunyani and Ruben Laryea - Tarkwa. The second batch of referees are made up of Joseph Lamptey, Thomas Nunoo, Vivian Aggor, Silas Okine, Charles Dowuona, E.R. Biney, David Laryea, Ashitey Armah, J.B. Smith, Sylvester Bonuedi, William Okuampah, F,D. Ocansey, R.N. Doodu, S.V. Hammond and E.O. Ankroah all from Accra. Mohammed Awal, Haruna Ayuba, Salifu Malik and Tanko Ghaniyu - Tamale, Patrick Kyeremateng, Ali Musah Plato, Eric Owusu Mensah, E.T. Allotey and Kennedy Safo Adade from Kumasi.

The rest are S.B. Bortey, Michael Fletcher, Sam Borquaye and Isaac Eghan all from Takoradi, Yaw Ametepe, John Dwomoh and Joseph Sey - Sunyani, Seidu Bomison, Badin Ibrahim Adams and Issaka B. Alhassan - Wa, Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo and Patrick Azizah - Tema. The others are William Agbovi- Suhum, Philip P. Awuah, Kennedy Benthis and Joseph MacCarthy- Cape Coast, Emmanuel Aglago and Beatrice Thand -Aflao, George Sauah and Alex Anning - Koforidua, Dawood Ouedrago - Bolgatanga, Yusif Jibril - Hohoe, - Godwin Opoku Boateng - Tarkwa, Samuel Sukah, Michael Agbenuzah and John Hodzade - Akatsi.