Presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, has urged President John Mahama to make a deliberate effort to promote local football in Ghana.
Speaking to Luv FM, the former broadcaster expressed disappointment over the poor media coverage and limited attention given to the Ghana Premier League, stressing that it requires urgent government support for revival.
“I’m so disappointed that the local league, whether it is you, the media, we are not giving it enough coverage or ventilation. People don’t even know when there’s a game going on. There’s something wrong with our local football, and I think the government or the president should be deliberate about it. We should all work hard towards rebuilding it, and then there’s a lot of competition because of DSTV and now the access to international football,” Agyepong said.
He noted that international football broadcasts pose stiff competition to the local league, making it difficult to attract spectators.
“When you are giving a fan a choice, paying GHS2 or GHS3 to go and watch DSTV, and then having to attend a match at the stadium, which is attained at cost, it’s a very difficult choice, so there’s a lot of pressure. But as Ghanaians, we should be deliberate about it,” he added.
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