GFA ELECTIONS: Vetting of Aspirants Starts on 26th September After Initial Screening

Following the close of nominations on last Friday, the Vetting Committee for the GFA elections will begin vetting of aspirants who have passed initial screening for the various portfolios at the Ghana Football Association on 26th September.

In a statement from the football association’s website there’s a detailed exposition of the number of people contesting for the various positions.

There are seven lofty presidential hopefuls contesting for the high office of the FA – the GFA President.

Seven aspirants are vying for the five slots for the Premier League Representatives on the Executive Council and nine slugging it out for the three slots for the Division One League Representatives on the Executive Council.

In the Regional Football Association Chairmanship, there are 25 wannabes contesting for ten positions in ten regions and two slots on the Executive Council. And there are for four women contesting for just one slot on the Executive Council for Women representation.

Meanwhile out of the 52 aspirants who filed nominations to contest for various positions, some have failed the initial screening and have been advised to meet the requirements before 4pm on the 26th September.

READ FULL STATEMENT BELOW:

The Vetting Committee for the 2019 GFA Elections will begin sittings on Thursday September 26, 2019 to vet aspirants who have passed initial screening by the Elections Committee (NC) following the close of nominations on Friday September 20, 2019.

At the close of nominations, 52 people filed to contest for various positions. The breakdown is as follows:

1. GFA President – 7 aspirants.

2. Premier League Representatives on Executive Council – 7 aspirants contesting for 5 positions.

3. Division One League Representatives on Executive Council – 9 aspirants contesting for 3 positions.

4. Regional Football Association Chairmen – 25 aspirants contesting for 10 positions in 10 regions (and 2 slots on the Executive Council).

5. Women’s Representative on Executive Council – 4 aspirants contesting for 1 position.

Out of the 52 people who filed their nominations, a number of them contesting for various positions, failed initial screening by the Elections Committee following their inability to satisfy all requirements.

The affected aspirants have been contacted and given up to 4 p.m. on Thursday September 26, 2019 to satisfy all requirements. Their nominations would be nullified if they fail to meet all the requirements by the deadline given them.

Meanwhile, due to the large number of aspirants, the vetting period has been extended to Friday October 4 to afford the Vetting Committee enough time to comprehensively screen all aspirants.

The NC wishes to express its appreciation for the cooperation of all stakeholders so far and wish to encourage continuous positive exhibition of the camaraderie necessary for the football reformation process being undertaken

We wish all aspirants well.

SIGNED

COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT