The Ghana Premier League was given the green light to resume after an Accra High Court dismissed AshGold’s application for an interlocutory injunction seeking to halt the competition.
The ruling brought relief to officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), who had expressed frustration during the initial hearing of the case on October 14.
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The GFA was represented by General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo, Oduro Sarfo, Kingsley Osei Bonsu, and Serwaa Mensah Quainoo during the first court appearance. The mood among the representatives was tense as AshGold was allowed to submit supplementary affidavits in support of its injunction request.
The court later granted AshGold permission to present additional arguments before making its decision, a development that delayed the hearing of the substantive injunction application.
The delay angered some GFA officials, who believed AshGold was using legal processes to stall the return of the Ghana Premier League.
At a subsequent hearing on October 25, GFA President Kurt Okraku, Vice-President Mark Addo, Habiba Arthur, and other Executive Council members joined the legal team at the court.
The injunction hearing lasted less than an hour before the court delivered its ruling, dismissing AshGold’s request. The decision was met with celebrations from GFA officials and supporters outside the courtroom, with chants of “still believe” echoing through the court premises.
Speaking after the ruling, GFA President Kurt Okraku said the association would respect the court’s decision and confirmed that football activities could continue.
“The court has made a pronouncement and the Football Association will follow the pronouncement. Football is back,” he said.
The court’s decision was based on the potential harm an injunction could cause to the Ghana Premier League and the 18 participating clubs whose operations and livelihoods depend on the competition.
The judge noted that stopping the league would have caused greater damage to the clubs, especially after the competition had already been delayed during the legal proceedings.
