The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will from next season, ban venues without external fencing from hosting Division One League games.

The Executive Council of the GFA took this decision during a meeting on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

This safety and security provision is to minimize crowd violence and to ensure that spectators, players and officials enjoy the game in a safer way.

It is also to ensure that referees, coaches, players and/or officials are not exposed to threats and danger when games are held. Currently, over a dozen match venues in Division One are without external fencing but have permission to host matches in the second-tier competition.

The decision comes on the back of recent crowed violence, hooliganism and pockets of fans misbehaviour that have characterized the on-going National Division One League.