Shame! GFA, Shame!

*PRESS RELEASE ON THE UNFAIR/UNJUST TREATMENT METED OUT TO KINTAMPO SHARP

ARROWS BY THE GHANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (GFA).*

The BOMFEH2012 Campaign Team wishes bring to the attention of the general

public the injustice and unfair treatment meted out to the promising Second

Division Kintampo Sharp Arrows team by the Ghana Football Association, GFA

in the on-going FA Cup to the advantage of Accra Hearts of Oak. This

injustice is not so much a threat to the fairness and true spirit of

Excellence of soccer in Ghana as it is a danger to the growth of smaller

teams into the Star Teams that we all hope our local teams become.

It is worthy of note that right from the beginning of the preparations to

play the match between the two teams, the FA demonstrated their bias

against Sharp Arrows and their preference for Accra Hearts of Oak to win

whether or not Sharp Arrows beat them.

First, the match venue was changed from Kintampo L/A park with a metallic

inner perimeter to Sunyani without informing the Management of Sharp Arrows

under the false excuse of no inner perimeter.

Two, the pre-match conference was held though Sharp Arrows was not

represented under the erroneous pretext that the RFA could stand in for

Sharp Arrows on their own accord knowing very well that the Management of

the team had decided a boycott if the match was not going to be played at

Kintampo L/A Park. The decision of the Management to boycott was in direct

response to the concerns of their supporters and the entire Kintampo

citizenry.

All these facts having been raised during the Disciplinary Committee

hearing were deliberately ignored by those whose agenda was to see Hearts

of Oak in the next stage of the competition no matter what in determining

the question of why the match was not played. For them, playing of the

match was not as important as promoting the fear gripped Hearts of Oak in

an encounter with the giants of Kintampo.

Now Hearts of Oak shamelessly is going to play Dunkwa United after

conniving with the FA to deny Sharp Arrows a fair play. The Management of

Sharp Arrows is seeking redress in the Court of Law conscious of the dire

consequence of an expulsion from the FA. We want to make it clear to the

GFA that we the people of Kintampo prefer such an expulsion in defence of

our rights and to curb the recurrence of such brute abuse in future against

any other team than to sit idle and allow the perpetuation of this

gargantuan corruption in our soccer Management Body.

To the Management of Sharp Arrows, the BOMFEH2012 Campaign team, say,

Kudos! Kudos for been Bold and Courageous in seeking the CHANGE that

Kintampo and Ghana need – the thrust of our Campaign. As for the GFA, we

fear not to say that you have shamed yourselves for this singular Whimsical

and Capricious act. It is in your own interest to change to allow other

teams to grow than to continue in the same old rue path of dwarfing

promising teams like the shining Kintampo Sharp Arrows.

It is surprising that Hearts of Oak which touts itself of ‘never saying

die’ would gleefully accept to be the beneficiaries of this unprecedented

soccer arm twisting display of disrespect for fair play. We only wish to

remind them that the cork no matter how deep it is pushed in water shall

surely emerge at the top. It is only a matter of time.

Long Live Kintampo Sharp Arrows

Long Live Kintampo Soccer Heroes

Down with the Injustice/Corruption in the GFA.

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*JAMES KWABENA BOMFEH JNR [KABILA]

ASPIRING MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

KINTAMPO NORTH CONSTITUENCY*

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