Ho Municipal Football Association‘s Secretary, is Dead.

Ho, Volta Region, Tilda Acorlor Elinam

The Executive Council of the Ho Municipal Football Association (HMFA) has announced the sudden demise of it's Secretary, Christian Dogbey.  

 Mr. Dogbey, 51, died on Wednesday, 28 April, 2021 after a short illness.

He was popularly known as Togbe Kpeglo among sports enthusiasts in the Volta region. 

Before his demise, Togbe was the Deputy Secretary of HMFA, a position he held for close to 8 years before assuming the position of secretary a year ago.

He also served as secretary to the Finance Committee of Volta Regional Football Association (VRFA)

Togbe Kpeglo was the Volta Regional Netball Coach, the Netball Coach for Awudome Senior High School (Awusco), and the Headmaster of Hlefi Primary School.

Details of his funeral arrangements would soon be announced.

Volta FA ends Referee’s Fitness Test in Ho.

Ho, Volta Region, Tilda Acorlor Elinam

The Volta Regional Football Association (VRFA), has completed  a day’s Fitness Test for Referees at the Sports Stadium in Ho, the Volta regional capital.

The fitness test is part of the preparations towards the commencement of  the Association’s Regional Leagues (Division Two, Women's and Juvenile).

The exercise was also to assess the fitness and preparedness of Referees ahead of the season.

All 78 Referees (74 Men, and 4 Women)  from the Volta and Oti regions participated in the fitness test. 

However, Premier, Division One, and Women Premier League referees from the region are excluded. 

Participants were taken through a 40 and 30-meter dash, CODA Test, and High-Intensity exercises, which will determine those to be selected as match officials for the season.

CAF Technical Instructor, Emmanuella Aglago, and National Fitness Instructor, Mama Augustina Fugar, the Regional Referee's Instructor, Frank Danakpor, and other regional technical instructors were facilitators.

The VRFA Vice-Chairman, Ceaser Heh congratulated participating Referees and disclosed that a date will be soon be fixed for a workshop.

” Well done and congratulations to you all for participating in today's fitness tests.

” We look forward to seeing you again for a workshop.

"When the date is set the FA shall communicate that to you,” Mr. Heh said. 

The list of qualified Referees and Assistants would be announced in a due course.