{"id":3406,"date":"2023-01-10T05:06:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/10\/manager-blames-e-ticketing-for-low-attendances-in-ghana-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T05:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:06:28","slug":"manager-blames-e-ticketing-for-low-attendances-in-ghana-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/10\/manager-blames-e-ticketing-for-low-attendances-in-ghana-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager blames e-ticketing for low attendances in Ghana Premier League\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Accra Great Olympics manager Oluboi Commodore has said that the introduction of e-ticketing in the Ghana Premier League has caused some attendances to drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, there have been a series of low turnouts across some stadia for recent games in Ghana\u2019s top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana Soccernet <a href=\"https:\/\/ghanasoccernet.com\/ghanaian-football-administrator-oluboi-commodore-blames-e-ticketing-for-poor-stadium-attendance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the recent match between Hearts of Oak and Tamale City at the 15,000-capacity Cape Coast Sports Stadium recorded a low attendance, while fellow Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko also failed to draw in its usual crowd as Commodore\u2019s Great Olympics at Baba Yara Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Commodore told radio station Arkoma FM: \u201cMost fans are facing financial difficulties, aside [from] that, most of the results are determined by referees, and recently e-ticketing is also a major factor for the low attendance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The manager also said that a perceived lack of quality players in the league means fans are less inclined to watch games, and that the government should offer a boost in funding to help maintain quality in the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe league lacks quality players because most of our players want to leave after a short season, and teams get pressurised should they decide to block player transfers,\u201d said Commodore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way to end this low attendance is for the government to block player exodus by enacting and enforcing laws on player exodus. Government must pump enough funds into the league to maintain quality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div class=\"tax-cat-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Awards<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Tags<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Stadiums<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2023\/01\/10\/manager-blames-e-ticketing-for-low-attendances-in-ghana-premier-league\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Accra Great Olympics manager Oluboi Commodore has said that the introduction of e-ticketing in the Ghana Premier League has caused some attendances to drop.\u00a0 According to reports, there have been a series of low turnouts across some stadia for recent games in Ghana\u2019s top flight. 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