President for the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Kwabena Yeboah has opposed the idea for the current season to be truncated amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2019/20 Ghana Premier League has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
With other football leagues back in action amid the pandemic, the ace broadcaster has proposed that Ghana can also restart it, league, by observing the protocols if other social organizations and institutions have been allowed to operate or resume their activities by the government.
“We cannot continue to shut our football for long. If all the markets, churches, schools have been allowed to open with some regulations and policies to observe the protocols, then why not football”, he quizzed on Happy FM.
He proposed that should football be allowed to restart, the following safety measures can be put in place to curb the spread of the virus.
“There can be spacing done at the various stadia, with people's temperatures taken before they enter. Clubs can sell some tickets to ensure proper social distancing is observed at the venue. Even in some Ghana Premier League games, the games are played in virtually empty stadia.
‘At the beginning of the pandemic, information was scanty about the virus but now we have come to understand that the virus has come to live with us. For those saying we should cancel the season and wait till August what is the guarantee that the virus will end for it to be safe to play football. If we observe the right protocols we can play our football, he added.
The Ghana FA has announced that it will make a decision on the future of the league on June 30