GFA imposes transfer ban on Hearts of Oak over unpaid $70,000 debt

 

The Ghana Football Authority has placed a transfer ban on Accra Hearts of Oak following the Phobians failure to settle $70,000 debt to New Edubiase United FC.

Per the GFA Disciplinary Committee’s ruling the club was supposed to pay a fine of GH¢5,000 to New Edubiase by the end of May to make full payment and face sanctions including a transfer ban, registering new players both domestically and internationally.

“PURSUANT to Article 15 (1)(a) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Accra Heart of Oak SC is hereby fined an amount of Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC5,000.00) for failing to comply with player’s Status Committee’s decision. This fine is payable to the GFA upon receipt of this Enforcement Decision on or before May 21, 2025.” GFA ruled

“”PURSUANT to Article15 (1)(a) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Accra Heart of Oak SC is hereby given a final deadline to pay the full amount of USD70,000.00 (Seventy Thousand US Dollars) to New Edubiase FC as per the decision of the PSC on or before May 21, 2025.”

“PURSUANT to Article 15 (1)(c) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, failing to pay the amounts stated in Decision 1 and 2 above, the club shall suffer a transfer ban (both domestic and international) until full payment of the amount, should Accra Hearts of Oak SC fail to comply with the Decisions 1 and 2 on or before the deadline mentioned above.

“That in accordance with Article 15(2) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Accra Hearts of Oak SC is hereby warned to comply with this Decisions strictly; failing which the sanctions threatened in Decision 3 above shall be applied automatically by the Ghana Football Association (GFA), its bodies or Committees, IT Department of the GFA and all departments of the GFA.”

New Edubiase FC’s Chief Executive Officer, Alex Ackumey, in the letter, referenced Decision No. 4 of the Disciplinary Committee’s ruling said “For your information, Hearts of Oak is still in continuous default beyond the 31ST May 2025 deadline. In effect, the specified sanction in Article 15(1)(c) is applicable AUTOMATICALLY,and we deem it appropriate to alert you on DECISION No. 4, which is administrative. Many thanks for your cooperation.”

According to a report, the club declined a $20,000 cheque from Hearts of Oak recently.

Source: Elvisanokyenews.net