The Ministry of Youth and Sports has ordered that the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League matches should be played behind closed doors.

According to the Ministry, this comes on the back of the recent spike in Ghana's COVID-19 cases.

President Akufo-Addo in his 17th COVID-19 update on September 20, 2020, eased restrictions on football and other contact sports, said fans would be allowed to watch their favourite clubs when the leagues resume.

With 2020/21 Ghana Premier League set to begin on Saturday, November 14 and fans eager to cheer their clubs at the match venues, their hopes have been shuttered with the latest news from the Sports Ministry.

In a statement issued by the Sports Ministry's Communications Directorate, it said that the increase in the number of the COVID-19 cases in the country has led to the decision for fans not to allowed to troop to the various stadia.

Ghana's Covid-19 case count stands at 1519.