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The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has no shortwave station or globally accessible satellite channel. Ghanaians abroad and in remote locations on earth are unable to keep up with local events. This lack of foresight is mindbo ...
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This week has been a week of foolish suggestions. Yesterday it was a law lecturer calling for a law to compel us to clean gutters, today somebody with a microphone placed in front of him is calling for a law to stop showing G ...
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Sani, where do we draw the line? I'm all for reducing coverage of foreign leagues on Ghanaian public tv, yes. Outright ban die33333........no no
Absolutely, the association must rather concentrate on clever ways of improving the game locally to make it more attractive. I wouldn't personally pay even ghc 10 cedis for a league match in Ghana mainly because there is lack ...
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This is ridiculous, stop the corruption in Ghana football and patronage will improve. The GFA is useless, all they want is more revenue to dip their filthy hands in!!
Sorry, but a country with very less brains end up without any innovative ideas to tackle it own problems and this is what we see it every where everyday. I do not see any sense in it. GFA must be blamed for lack of interest i ...
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These bars and drinking spots will all get satellite dishes and the rest will be history. You can't fight live streaming online. Watever happened to alcohol duringthe prohibition will occur to foreign league soccer in Ghana. ...
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What a load of nonsense, we come to a point where there aren't many sensible people looking at affairs Ghana anymore.
'Am sure even in North Korea there aren't all these 'banning' business that seem to spring out of every f ...
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Well, perhaps it's because we live in a country where only a few people tend to use their brains even when talking.
He is making a lot of sense. Ghana league started declining when people got hooked on foreign leagues.
Ghana league declined because of coefficient corruption.
Can somebody tell me why Ghanaian always looking for cheap and easy solution which will not last long ???????????????????????
Ban the following akokor funu, foreign booze, second hand clothing, ban avram grant, ban supersport, ban imported tilapia, ban indomie, ban all foreigners. Wat Sani should advocate is the reduction in the number of foreign le ...
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We need a progressive policy. All adverts in Ghana must be created by wholly owned Ghanaian businesses and the songs and celebrities in the adverts must be wholly Ghanaian. The celebrities and musicians must receive royalties ...
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We need a progressive policy. All adverts in Ghana must be created by wholly owned Ghanaian businesses and the songs and celebrities in the adverts must be wholly Ghanaian. The celebrities and musicians must receive royalties ...
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We need a progressive policy. All adverts in Ghana must be created by wholly owned Ghanaian businesses and the songs and celebrities in the adverts must be wholly Ghanaian. The celebrities and musicians must receive royalties ...
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Lunatic, go and ban your mother! Useless man.
Shame on you GFA spoke person when you are at choice fm you lambast FA but now YOU the get some thing to chop u stop insulting your BOSS . i mean FA president. why did u stop working at BBC in England.You better come n apolo ...
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This is the way forward
WHY DOES PEOPLE PAY TO GO AND WATCH HIPLIFE ARTISTES LIVE PERFORMING IN GHANA EVEN THOUGH FOREIGN MUSIC IS SHOWN ON TV? DURING THE DAYS OF JOE DEBRAH AND SHAMO QUAYE GBC DID SHOW GERMAN FOOTBALL BUNDESLIGA, ENGLISH FOOTBALL R ...
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You succinctly put the argument such that I have nothing to add other than to wholly agree.
oh mother Ghana, how can such a person holds position NO VISION.Resign
What shows that itis true? We were watching German, Italian, England and co., during the era of Polo, Anash Seidu etc yet still we couldn't get a place to stand at the stadium. GFA should stop pointing fingers on the TV stati ...
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This is one idiotic backward thinking. We live in the information age so if you can't keep up, then get out of your job. You have to compete instead of regulate. You want to pass laws because you are inefficient at drawing fa ...
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I disagree with this proposal because we can compare ourselves with England now. Viewing such games will help a lot our young ones who want to play soccer and also improve our local referees.
I wonder how some get positions in Gh with such a shallow minded and lame suggestion. banning foreign games on tele in gh I not the answer. the answer is making the attractive and competitive for pundits to watch. the answer ...
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What?
Simply improve the quality of the local league and there will not be the need to regulate what people want watch in free world.
I must say this before I get into talking about what I think about Sannie,s ideas . I'm really not a fan of Governments interference in the nations rights to access information/entertainment anyhow it chooses to. And secondly ...
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Some people were born with stupidity n grows up with nonsense.where does this come from.Empty headed this won't change nothing
this is the kind of backward, retarded, low IQ, lack of innovative problem solving attribute of these officials, that has held Ghana back for so long. Instead of sitting down and thinking critically about the problem, doing r ...
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The root cause of low patronage in the ghana football domestic league is not primarily because foreign matches are shown live. it comes down to quality of entertainment. lets face it. football is or has become a business ente ...
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Whether ban or not I will watch it on DSTV live or on ivory coast channel live... does gfa pay the private stations in Ghana...does he wants those to live from their corrupt pockets
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You need to go back to school. You want to dictate to humanity what you you assume to be the will of the humanity. Well, if your religion tells you that fine! wherever you come from just bag, baggage and leave town. You don't ...
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People just open mouths and begin to babble. Kwaseas3m are kwa!!!
Either he keep his mouth quite or he get out from his post. We are just fed up with the current GFA.They just want to follow the Black Stars for their selfish ends.
PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHAT TO WATCH.INSTEAD OF FINDING THE CAUSE AND PUMPING MONEY INTO IT TO BRING IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS WHAT THE FOOL THINK IS THE CAUSE.
GFA CORRUPTION HAS MADE THIS KWASIA SO RICH THAT HE THINGS HE'S THE WISEST MAN IN GHANA, COMING UP WITH SUCH A SHORT-SIGHTED SUGGESTION.
GFA AND GHANA SPORTS MINISTRY CROOKS LIKE SAANI POCKETTED A WHOPPING $100,000.00 EACH ...
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How did this Burkinabe refugee, with his head full of sand become spokesman for Ghana's fa?
When listen people trying to use force to get results you can clearly failure in those people.
Can this Sani tell us why he wears foreign clothing when there are Ghana made?
The car he drives is it not a foreign mark?
He c ...
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Don't ban it but make the local leagues attractive to watch. You cannot force rubbish people, we are not in Rawlings regime. If a woman shows her quality, men will fight over her. Show people why they should watch the loca ...
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TRUE, BAN THAT JUST FOR THE REASONS OUTLINED BY THIS WISE GUY
these idiots know nothing but how to ban ban ban
So Saani Daara is paid by the Taxpayer? Hmmmm how can a full GFA Spork Person speak this way? No Wonder as a country we air lifted 3million dollars to Brazil.
Did you even have to talk about this before the nation know that they are killing their own leagues?
This is common knowledge and not recket science
During the time of Polo, Mahama Acquah, Robert Hammond and co., Ghanaians were watching foreign football. We were watching Italian, German, England etc. and yet still people can not even get the chance to enter into the stad ...
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How about banning the importation of the best cars into Ghana? This is not rice so you get into a trade sanction of banning importation to increase participation of the local. If you want Television stations to show your matc ...
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Foolish talk .if not becuz of foreign league who's Grant to you today? Yes we all know him tru the help of EPL team Chelsea ..can u even buy jersey for a local Team or pay player .massa I beg don't envy the organize league th ...
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Don't mind him. He better goes to do that in Nigeria because he is Nigerian
I don't see why we should compare ourselves to England on this issue. Ghanaians love soccer, whether foreign or local games. The GFA and the management of the Football clubs in Ghana should find a way of making Ghana soccer ...
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if you guys are not good managers of GH's soccer, purge yourselves somewhere and make us enjoy the best of soccer...what ban? if we have to ban live telecast of leagues, it should be the local leagues and not foreign leagues. ...
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Saanie I least expected you to have said this because of your exposure in England for several years?
My counter question to you is why do people patronize the Watching of Foreign League?and you think its stifling peoples ri ...
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A complete rant of a lunatic. Nonsense man..
SHOWING FOREIGN MATCHES IS ONLY RECENT. AND TRULY IT IS BECAUSE OF THE POOR STANDARD OF FOOTBALL IN GHANA TODAY. YEARS BACK, A MATCH BETWEEN KOTOKO AND AKOTEX OR DUMAS BOYS COULD FILL ANY STADIUM TO ITS CAPACITY. LOOK, EVEN I ...
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Gh man is ready to pay good cash to watch a good game. Develop n make ur games attractive n stop enriching urselfes at the fa. If d law comes n u are still d same we will pay good cash to watch gooood football not some cotte ...
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This is a clear case of failure of the GFA. The people want value for money and you want protection for such shoddy administration of football. We have seen better football administration in Ghana where for example I did not ...
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U are a foolish man paa open your myopic mind and use the world cup money to buy players and advertise ur so call local league in Ghana. Nonsense talking!!!
You are not serious is Ghana for you?
BAN TOYOTA, BAN BENZ, BAN HYUNDAI, ETC, BAN ALL FOREIGN CLOTHES, SHOES, BAGS AND ACCESSORIES, BAN FOREIGN BUILDING MATERIALS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BAN ALL FOREIGN FOODS AND BEVERAGES, WILL THIS HELP US? LEARN FROM THE MUSI ...
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JUST IMPROVE THE LOCAL LEAGUE AND STOP CALLING FOR BANS
Shame unto you diara, have u heard ppls comments? its not u but greedy GFA. Fire will burn u all
This Daara guy is so stupid. Does he think Ghana is North Korea? Who will watch your stupid league destroyed by your corruption?
what is wrong with this guy? even common blackstars match u 'cant show on GTV let alone your wretched local league.All what u know is chop chop.
I think this is baseless,even till now you have not started Ghana s league,how do you expect football fans to patronise your league
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u dont know wat u r saying
u dont know wat u r saying
u dont wat u r saying
Why people in ndc do make blind and foolish suggestions.Even,our local league matches are not telecast live.
Why people in ndc do make blind and foolish suggestions.Even,our local league matches are not telecast live.
this idiot calling himself a spoke person for GFA. nonsense corrupted people like you type you DAara.
This suggestion is madness. Is he disregarding the freedom we fought for? We are part of the civilized world and must have choices.
This suggestion is madness. Is he disregarding the freedom we fought for? We are part of the civilized world and must have choices.
This suggestion is madness. Is he disregarding the freedom we fought for? We are part of the civilized world and must have choices.
I personal think he's making a good sense in Europe I pay before I watch foreign programs.
Its rubbish to ban it. How are we going to see the performance of our players in abroad? If so then GFA should lift up Ghana football to its best.
This guy is insane
When the same GFA which budgets 20 million dollars for the black stars make such statements I am compelled to say they are a bunch of idiots. Nyantakyi and his corrupt buddies are the ones who kill Ghanaian club football. How ...
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am really disappointed in Saani. He means Ghanaians shd continue undisciplined players under his watch? pls come again. stop e unpatriotic and sika die basabasabasa.
do ur home work well 4 pstronge
This guy is a FOOL. Go to his house and see if he does not subscribe to DSTV? And he wants those of us (football loving Ghanaian) who cannot afford the DSTV dish not to enjoy and entertain ourselves before we die. Once again, ...
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why BBC ?
This foolishness
Please is better you stop talking about this ban thing and talk about how to make the local league to an international level
I think his suggestion is on the low side of reasoning..this game is all about competition and if u cant compete then u have a problem to stay in the game...ghana premier league has being put on hold for somtime now and he is ...
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stop talking about this ban thing and think about ways and means that will take our local league to international level. Also all is due to poor management that we have in gh
hmmm its a nice idea but have u put measures in place for football fans who can not make it to the stadia to watch the local games on tv. infact this will be very difficult for we the football fans but hey this is our country ...
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while u have sale all the best players.whom am I going to watch.u sani or the sports minister.tweaaaa like I will sleep or watch cartoons
i dont agree with saanie cos our local league seems not interesting at all.
Sani Diara does not understand marketing. How can a govt make a law to ban a private TV station from showing foreign games when it has taken over a year to organise a local league?
THE ADVISE DOESN'T HOLD WATER. WE ARE IN A MODERN/DEMOCRATIC WORLD. YOU CANNOT JUST STAND UP TO STOP FOREIGN MATCHES TO BE SHOWN. AFTER-ALL THAT'S THE ONLY WAY OUR LOCAL PLAYERS CAN LEARN AND COMPETE WITH BIG NAMES IN FOOTBAL ...
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Sani might be joking. Do we have the opportunity to watch the league on TVs, which players are watching, on which pitches. Sani, come again. Rebrand the league and it will attract spectators.
football is a game when more people go to stadium and are watching any football match it becomes interesting .English prm.legue is an example skills are low yet some people love for its patronage .watch Ghana matches ,beam th ...
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until you and Kwasi co-eficient ban from GFA there will be no ban
mr co-efficeinter
Is Saani saying this. I just can't believe. By the way how often do these our local stations show foreign matches. And who said some of us watch from these stations. He should give us a break and find ways of helping to impr ...
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The English are doing it ,so we should follw suit.what a sad leaders we have,I always say on this forum that,Ghanaian leader like comparing too much.
Cant we sit down and solve all this Referees much fixing,bias against s ...
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Listen Sani, In England the local TV don't show live premiership football. Its shown on pay view such as Sky or BT sports. You cant even get the local league to start!!!
stupid u r sani, go away shame can u ban live telecast of foreign leagues
This is the worst suggestion from SANNIE DAARA. I thought this man is a level headed person, rather an EMPTY HEADED. You don`t deserve to there. You didn`t suggest this when you were BBC reporter.
Saanie u belly full so u can spew nonsense. how can GH league b attractive when all the executives own the teams n therefore one way or the other influence decisions. i am surprised u r an executive of de FA. no wonder we r w ...
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I hear ppl say the gfa shd improve de local league and I ask myself Hw dis gfa can improve de league??gfa is nafyn buh a bunch of fools so Hw can dey develop and implement policies for de betterment of samfyn??so saanie,whils ...
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It is heart breaking to admit that the live telecast of foreign leagues in our local TV stations are partly to be blame for the low patronage of own local league development.However,the suggestions of banning the live telecas ...
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i am very very dissapointed with ibrahim sani statement that ghana should ban telecasting foreign games.if i may ask did he sani think about this statement before?infact this is a stupid statement for him to make.
How can you ban something that people like just because you cant compete? There should be competition. Our local matches are televised, but punters do not patronize it because its mediocre. In a true African style this mor ...
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What nonsense ! What nonsense !! What nonsense !!! Nonsense again.
YOU ARE JUST STUPID. YOU CAN'T STOP COMMUNICATION IN THIS ERA. DEVELOP GHANA'S LEAGUE TO BE THAT GOOD. AFRICAN MIND. INSTEAD CLIMBING UP THERE, YOU WANT TO BRING THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE DOWN. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!
This is absolute diatribe and nonsense. It somewhat surprises me that a man of so little substance has the position he has?
Lets look at the real problem:
The local league matches are extremely low on quality.
When going t ...
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Kwasiampanin akwakwa. Saani wagyimi paaaaa. Tintinto like, gone are days when you punks throw dust in our eyes. Kwasia how we gonna see our own players faring in Europe. Aboaba kwa. Who born dog. Gyeaka kwraaa na yen gyea t ...
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A most backward comment unexpected from an executive member of the Football Association of a civilised democratic country like Ghana. It appears nea-communism might be rearing its ugly head in some sections of the society of ...
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U R NT SERIOUS IN LYF DAARA.IS DAT UR MONEY?OR IS SOM OF DE WORLD CUP MONEY?THINK WEL
unbelievable!!! The year is very young but this idea from this ignorant guy will go down as one of the dumbest idea of 2015.
Stop making useless noise, did your GFA has something good for our domestic leaque?
DAARE ARE U OUT OF YOUR MIND?
Saani, Have you forgotten the age old saying that killing someone else publicity does not mean you will gain publicity.
Ghanaians will follow an attractive local league team even if they are watching EPL day in day out. You ...
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when you misappropriate funds the same parliament cannot question you?make it attractive. investy the money you get from sponsors and fifa,not building houses and enriching yourselves
psychopat
Sani, who appointed you to that position. I guess he is as dump as you.
In an era where competition make people improve and give out their best, u are ignorantly and fickle minded suggesting this and wanting to draw parlia ...
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Mr. communicator. pls tackle the problem from grassroots. The low patronage of our league is not because of live telecast of foreign league but because of poor management and unattractive our league has become. so manage our ...
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Fire burn these GFA THIEVES. Ban what ? A million times NONSENSE.
There is no where in the developed world where local free air tv stations will be allowed to telecast live national football competitions from another country, sometimes not even in their own countries. Even in England if you ...
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Find a way to attract the fans to the stadia. Whether live broadcast of the EPL or any such matches are ban or not it would not affect patronage of local leaque
ban players from playing abroad too and use local players for the national teams.
Ghana is a free country.Ghana is a free country.
Somebody shd tell Ibrahim that we were enjoying the EPL way back before TV3 decided to do a once a week live telecast. The GFA shd think of better strategies of selling our local game, make it attractive and stop disturbing o ...
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All they are interested in is huge winning bonuses and Appearance fees for the players so that they get their share.Nyantakyi and his cohorts have nothing to offer Ghana football.They should go.
It may be good to find ways to encourage fans to watch local games but banning foreign games is not the answers.Games are not basic necessity for all so think right and come up with great ideas. If the league was organized we ...
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who wants to watch these sub stardard kindergarten local football??
you ban foreign soccer and we will pay whatever it takes to watch them on DSTV
nonsense !!
The silly man is advocating censorship. Why doesn't he call for banning Nigerian films as well? Funny Guy!!!
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