{"id":411682,"date":"2018-03-21T14:34:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T14:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=411682"},"modified":"2018-03-21T14:34:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T14:34:38","slug":"gfa-rejects-friendly-jamaica-lack-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/gfa-rejects-friendly-jamaica-lack-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA rejects friendly with Jamaica over lack of funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Black Stars have failed to secure a friendly encounter ahead of the upcoming international break due to the inability of the various stakeholders involved to secure funds.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry have stated clearly their reluctance to proceed with the funding of friendly matches in recent times and have put the FA in a fix as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana received an invitation from the Jamaican Football Federation to participate in a friendly but only on the condition that the GFA would foot the full cost of the friendly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any opponents to play against for this window.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only match we have lined up will be in June when we take on Iceland in a pre- World Cup friendly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is about cost and this is a decision the country has to make.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we don\u2019t have friendly matches we must organise them and pay for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the funds are not available there is very little we can do about it,\u201d Communications Director of the GFA Ibrahim Saani Daara revealed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By:Benjamin Nketsia\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Black Stars have failed to secure a friendly encounter ahead of the upcoming international break due to the inability of the various stakeholders involved to secure funds. 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