The Chairman of Ghana League Clubs Association, Alhaji Ali Raji, has confirmed to Citi Sports that the annual Top 4 tournament that precedes the main Ghanaian footballing season will be played this year.
Financial challenges hampered the 2011 and 2012 editions but GHALCA is determined to amend the situation this year and it met with the clubs on Wednesday to finalise talks on the tournament which will have Asante Kotoko, Heart of Lions, Hearts of Oak and AshantiGold as participants.
“We have spoken with the four clubs and we have all agreed to start the tournament on the 20th of August until either the 10th or 14th of September, 2014,” said Alhaji Raji in an interview with Citi Sports on Wednesday.
He went further to give some information on the venues to be used by the clubs during the competition.
“Hearts of Oak and Heart of Lions will use the Accra Sports Stadium while Kotoko and AshantiGold will use their respective home grounds of the Baba Yara Stadium and the Len Clay Stadium.”
The GHALCA boss revealed that the official launch would be done on the 13th of August at the International Press Centre and the draw for the fixtures would also be done.
The competition has no sponsor yet but there are indications of dicsussions between GHALCA and some corporate bodies over sponsorship.
By: Nathan Quao/citifmonline.com/Ghana