Abdul Salam Yakubu, owner and bankroller for Division One League side, New Edubiase United has disclosed that a member of the current Ghanaian football administration informed him not to waste his money in a bid to qualify for the Ghana Premier League.
The veteran football administrator made this revelation during an interview with Accra-based Original FM.
“How can we qualify for the GPL? One of the football leaders called me not to spend my money because of the Premier League. He to told me there’s no way that we can qualify under this current administration. I will still fight hard and qualify at the right time. I have a story to tell,” said Abdul Salam Yakubu.
New Edubiase United qualified to the Ghana top-flight for the 2009/10 season and got relegated after six years.
The club chalked a piece of history by winning the Ghana FA Cup in 2012 and featured in the CAF Confederation Cup.