Accra, Jan. 6, GNA - The lack of patronage of the local

League has sent the Premier League Board (PLB) troubled as the

second round of the Premiership beckons. Attendance at League matches has hit all time low and the PLB

has highlighted the trend as a major challenge going into the second

half of the season ending in May. Welbeck Abra-Appiah, Chairman of the PLB told GNA Sports

that 93all the initiatives taken in the past to promote attendance at

matches have so far not yielded the desired impact." He also attributed the situation to lack of star attraction in the

Premiership and tasked the Clubs to fashion out ways of creating

and making stars of their players for the sustenance of the

competition. "I want to tell the Clubs that they can make and build stars and

they must make an effort towards that. We are also looking at new

options including a proposal to the Ghana Football Association

(GFA) to help maintain the football stars for some time." The PLB boss told GNA Sports the GFA and the Clubs must

consider the organization of transportation to and fro on match

days to serve as motivation and incentive to urge on the supporters

to patronize matches at the stadiums. "Apart from the fact that electronics and technology has made

it easy for fans to enjoy other leagues on television and mobile

phones; others fail to go to the stadium because of proximity to

transport stations and such innovation could motivate the

supporters." The Clubs should also embark on a programme to educate their

supporters on the rules of the game to reduce or minimize the

rowdyism, hooliganism and attacks on match officials, he added.