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GFA cautions clubs on deployment and conduct of Club Stewards
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and its Safety and Security Committee wish to remind all clubs permitted to deploy Club Stewards at their home matches to follow the laid down processes or face sanctions.
The Association wishes to remind clubs on the following:
- That a club must train their Stewards using the GFA Approved Manual and send the list of the trained Stewards and the training report to the GFA for approval.
- That the deployment of Club Stewards must be validated and discussed at the Pre-match Technical Meeting and approved by the Head of Police Operations on duty for the match.
- That only trained and approved stewards by the GFA can be deployed at any given time. Any club that deploys person(s) who haven’t been trained and approved by the GFA shall be punished accordingly.
- That no stewards shall be allowed in the dressing room area, entrance of dressing room, inner perimeter area (that is Zones 1 and 2).
- That Match Commissioners must ensure and enforce this deployment and report the conduct of stewards accordingly to the GFA.
- That stewards are to be deployed to provide directional, entry, and access control duties in the spectator areas of the stadium, including the orderly exit of supporters from the stadium after the match.
- That Stewards are to be reminded and oriented on their duties and core values during pre-match briefings.
- That a fanatic and/or partisan behaviour of stewards is unacceptable at any point in time of the course of the organisation of the match and that defaulting clubs shall be sanctioned.
- That the Special Observers shall take note of any incidents involving Stewards and report accordingly to the GFA.
- That any club who’s Stewards violate any of the aforementioned instructions shall be punished accordingly, and the said steward shall be banned permanently from such duties and from participating in football related activities.
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Black Stars captain Jordan Ayew says Ghana will leave nothing on the pitch when they face England in today’s World Cup Group L decider at Gillette Stadium.
With both teams on 3 points, Ayew said his job is to ease pressure on the younger players and hold everyone accountable, himself included.
“I’m doing my best to guide the boys, make them comfortable, take pressure off them, and help us perform,” Ayew told reporters. “I have to perform too. They have to perform too. It’s teamwork. We’re helping each other.”
Ghana come into the Foxborough clash after a 1-0 win over Panama in Toronto. England beat Croatia 4-2 in their opener.
The captain’s message was simple, “We’re going to give our 100% and we’re going to fight. I’ll make sure when we come off that pitch, we have no regrets.”
The winner takes control of Group L. Kickoff is 4:00 PM ET at Gillette Stadium.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Black Stars forward Brandon Thomas-Asante insists Ghana will carry no pressure into Tuesday’s World Cup showdown with England at Boston Stadium, saying the team’s self-belief and sense of purpose outweigh outside expectations.
Brandon provided a 95th minute assist that helped Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in Toronto.
The win left both Ghana and England level on three points in Group L following the Three Lions 4-2 over Croatia in their opening match.
Speaking to ghanafa.org Thomas-Asante is adamant that external doubt only fuels the squad.
“Everything to the best ability, it’s very much a case of we back ourselves, we believe in ourselves. Whether people on the outside doubt us, believe us, or anything that’s not what we think about. We think about why we’re here. We’re on a mission,” Thomas-Asante said.
The Coventry City forward said that mission removes any weight of expectation. “That means there’s no pressure. It’s even less pressure for us,” he explained.
“We know our fans believe, but we know that some people might want to overlook us. We use that to our advantage preparing properly and believing that we can go and do something,” He added.
England and Ghana both sit on three points heading into the Foxborough clash, with the winner set to take control of Group L. Kickoff at Boston Stadium on Tuesday.
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