The Chairman of Asante Kotoko’s Interim Management Committee, Nana Apinkra, has served notice to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) that the club will remain inactive until their proposals are fully implemented.
The club’s decision to suspend football-related activities was made in response to the incident at Nsoatre, where Nana Pooley was fatally stabbed. In collaboration with Hearts of Oak, Kotoko submitted a comprehensive list of recommendations to the GFA.
The key proposals included autonomous league management, enhanced security measures, automatic representation on the GFA Executive Council, and fair distribution of TV rights.
During a meeting between Asante Kotoko and the GFA in Kumasi on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the first since Nana Pooley’s tragic passing, Nana Apinkra reaffirmed the club’s commitment to pushing for meaningful reforms before resuming football activities.

He further emphasised that the club is eager to return to football action, but only when their concerns are adequately addressed by the GFA.

Members of the GFA’s Executive Council, including Nana Oduro Sarfo and Kotoko Technical Director James Kwesi Appiah, who doubles as a GFA Executive Council member, were present at the meeting. Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Chairman John Ansah was also present at the meeting.

The GFA has held meetings with Ghana Premier League teams, supporters of Ghana League teams, Division One teams, and the Ghana Police Service to address the issue of hooliganism at league games since Pooley’s tragic death.