The Ghana Football Association has confirmed that Hohoe United Football Club will take the place of Liberty Professional in Division 1.
Liberty Professionals is now officially known as Hohoe United, and the latter will continue to be liable for all of Liberty Professionals’ obligations, following the GFA’s receipt of all incorporated documents for the change of name.
The acquisition of a Division 1 side was spearheaded by the area’s Member of Parliament, and the development marks the restoration of one of Hohoe’s traditional clubs, which will now aim for Premier League qualification.
The Scientific Soccer Lads of Ghana football amassed 40 points in the 2020-2021 Premier League, joining Ebusua Dwarfs and Inter Allies before being demoted after 22 years in the Ghana Premier League.
Liberty Professional played their last Premier League match against King Faisal on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Carl Reindorf Park, which they played in a goalless draw that could not guarantee their safety.
Liberty Professionals, a Dansoman-based club, finished the 2022-2023 season in 11th place of Zone 3 of the Access Bank Division One League after 30 games, with 9 wins, 10 losses, and 11 draws.
Ghana’s best football talent producer, with notable products such as Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari, Kwadwo Asamoah, and Asamoah Gyan, has lost its identity in any of Ghana’s elite club competitions.
The ever-researched team of editors at www.atspo.com can relay in a piece of information reaching their quarters that the club, which was founded in 1996, is determined to prioritise its role as an academy dedicated to nurturing young talents for a potential sale.
Felix Ansong, a co-founder of Liberty Professionals, has brought in John Oppong Welbeck, a well-known figure in local development circles, whose expertise and experience in talent development will be instrumental in shaping the club’s new direction, in a new regime following the sale of ownership.
