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Player–Referee Relations Have Turned Hostile – Aduana FC CEO Warns
Aduana FC CEO Collins Atta Poku has revealed the “hostile” relationship between players and referees as a major challenge in Ghana football.
According to the former sports journalist, referees struggle to effectively communicate with players and often face verbal abuse.
“They [referees] are unable to express themselves well to the players on the pitch. So it’s always hostile,’ he told Luv FM.
“The relationship between players on the pitch and the referees is always hostile. Players have this mentality the referee is cheating them. Even if the referee is doing the right thing, he’s cheating me.
“So the referees are also like they’ve had enough of these players verbally abusing them on the pitch and all that. “
He admonished the referees to foster healthy relationships with the players to reduce disputes and assaults.
“Explain to these boys, communicate with them. When they get injured, be the first to be on the spot. The first thing you say is, calm down. You’ll be fine. I’ve called them [medics] to come.”
“Whilst you are there, say sweet things to these boys. They are in pain. I tell those who are my friends that, aid these boys when they are playing.”
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Bond Market Sees 189% Surge as Turnover Hits GH¢4.61bn
The secondary bond market activity strengthened markedly over the week.
Turnover rose by 189.55% week-on-week to GH¢4.61 billion.
Liquidity remained narrowly concentrated, with the February 2031 benchmark dominating trading and accounting for GH¢1.53 billion of total volumes.
Investor demand remained concentrated in the 2027-2030 segment, capturing 60.9% of volumes traded at a weighted-average yield of 15.00%.
Activity beyond this range was more selective, as the 2031-2034 maturities captured 35.5% of volumes at a weighted-average yield of 14.97%.
The long end remained largely inactive, with the 2035–2038 tenors accounting for just 3.7% of trades at a weighted-average yield of 16.01%.
“We expect secondary market activity to stay elevated next week, driven by ongoing portfolio rebalancing and positive market sentiments”, said Databank Research.