Former Vice-President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), George Afriyie wants the 10% cut clubs are made to pay from player transfers outside the country discarded.
According to the experienced administrator, the deduction – which is shared equally by the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) and the GFA for specific uses including juvenile football development – has lost its purpose.
The former second in command at the GFA is also of the opinion that clubs should be freed from the regulatory payment because some have developed a mechanism to outwit the rule.
“We must erase the 10% paid by clubs to the GFA after direct onward transfers. It has outlived its purpose.
“Most clubs evade it by transferring players on loan initially and pay $500 for the ITC with an option to make it permanent later. Once it is made permanent they pay nothing to the GFA,” George Afriyie told Nhyira FM.
He added: “Palmer’s transfer became the talk of town because the money involved was huge,
“I am one of the advocates who will propose at Congress for the 10% paid by clubs to the GFA for transfers outside to be scrapped. This is because the purpose has been defeated.
“The purpose was for the FA and GHALCA to use the funds generated to support the clubs in terms of their welfare, juvenile football and others but that has not been realized.
“It has been a while we organized any competition for juvenile football.”
The Liberty Professionals director further asserts that the two bodies who benefit from these transfer fees have abandoned their core responsibilities which are not the best for the growth of football.
“Let’s say Osei Palmer scouts a player from a colts club in Ashaiman. He is able to sell the player and 5% each of the amount is given to the GFA and GHALCA and it is not used to develop youth football, then what benefit has the club gained?.
“GHALCA, for instance, is supposed to be a welfare body for the clubs. But has become welfare for [individual] members, not the clubs.
“When have they gone to the aid of any club or clubs in difficulty? I am positive I will have the support of a lot of clubs to get rid of it,” George Afriyie noted.
