Premier League now officially starts on 7 April

The league which should have kicked off at the weekend failed to see action following an announcement by the Professional League Board last Thursday calling off the matches. A statement signed by Mr K. Ampim-Darko, Deputy General Secretary (Technical) of the Ghana Football Association, said the postponement was necessitated by a number of factors including a request from club chairmen.

It said other reasons were the emergency situation in parts of the Northern Region and a request from the Ghana League Clubs Association on some unresolved matters with the National Sports Council. "The Professional League Board expresses its regrets for any inconvenience caused to the general public," the statement said.

But barring any more hitches, the Premier League will kick off this weekend with matches at all the centres with the Liberty Professionals do battle with Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. According to the fixtures, Accra Hearts of Oak will open the defence of the league championship with a home match against Bofoakwa Tano while Goldfields take on Dawu Youngsters at Obuasi.

Other fixtures are: King Faisal versus Okwawu United in Kumasi, Hasaacas take on Arsenals at the Sekondi Gyandu Park, B.A. United clash with Accra Great Olympics at Sunyani, Maxbees versus Power FC at Koforidua and RTU versus Mine Stars at Tamale.