The Ghana Football Association [GFA] has placed a transfer ban on Ghana Premier League side, Accra Hearts of Oak following the club’s failure to comply with a directive to pay $70,000 to New Edubiase United FC.
The ban, in accordance with Article 15(1)(c) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, came into effect after Hearts of Oak missed the final deadline of 31st May 2025 to settle the amount.
The payment stems from a decision by the GFA Players’ Status Committee, which directed Hearts of Oak to pay New Edubiase $50,000 as an outstanding balance on the transfer of Salim Adams, plus an additional $20,000 representing 40 percent of an onward transfer fee.
Despite earlier acknowledgements of the ruling and a meeting between the two clubs in March to amicably resolve the matter, Hearts of Oak failed to honour the agreed terms per New Edubiase United.
The Phobians was expected to make about a million dollars from his transfer to FC Cicinnati, but unfortunately, he could not make the cut and had to return to the country. Prior to his departure, the club had agreed to pay New Edubiase United $120,000 permanently signing the player, but paid $50,000.
In the March meeting between the two clubs, Edubiase had agreed to write off the debt because the business had gone wrong, but Hearts of Oak are believed to have failed to adhere to their side of the agreement, hence the club’s insistence on receiving the outstanding $70,000.
The GFA Disciplinary Committee, in a ruling issued on 8th May 2025, fined the club GH¢5,000 and gave it until the end of May to make full payment or risk facing sanctions including a transfer ban.
Automatically, the ban has been imposed on the club transfer market after failing to pay for the aforementioned debt to New Edubiase United. Below is the FA official decision letter:
