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GFA RECEIVES SIGNED CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES FROM FIFA
The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has received its copy of the signed Contract of Agreed Objectives (CAO), 2019/20 document from world football governing body, FIFA. The CAO, which is a prerequisite for assessing the FIFA Forward project funds, was signed by the GFA, in February 2020. With FIFA vetting, accepting and signing off the Contract…
Read MoreJeremy Doku scores for Anderlecht in 2-2 draw against KV Mechelen
Belgium-born Jeremy Doku scored his sides first goal of the season in the Belgium Pro League away at KV Mechelen. The 18 year old forward netted the game’s opener in the 64th minute with a left-footed strike to give his side the lead, and they looked comfortable when they had the second goal in the…
Read MoreDaniel Opare makes debut for Zulte Waregem in season opener
Ghanaian right-back Daniel Tawiah Opare made his first appearance for his new club Zulte Waregem in the first league game of the Belgium Pro League season on Sunday afternoon. The versatile defender started for his side and was replaced in the 70th minute with his team leading the game by a goal. The match ended…
Read MoreGFA INTRODUCES INTEGRITY HOTLINE
The Ghana Football Association wishes to remind all stakeholders that, as provided in the GFA Statutes, one of the core objectives of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is the commitment of the Association to promote the integrity of football in Ghana. Having recognized the threat of match manipulation to the integrity of football, the GFA…
Read MoreSTARLETS, PRINCESSES AND MAIDENS TO RESUME CAMPING FOR RESPECTIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Three national teams – Black Starlets (Male U-17), Black Princesses (Female U-20) and Black Maidens (Female U-17) – have been given the greenlight to begin camping ahead of their respective international assignments in September 2020. This was contained in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s update number 14 on measures taken against the spread of the…
Read MoreFive-substitute option extended to 2021 in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has announced that due to the changing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on football, the decision of allowing teams to use up to five substitutes will be extended to 2021. A press release from the world football governing body on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, explicates reasons for the…
Read MoreJudicial bodies, other Committees Of The GFA to hold meetings Online
The Ghana Football Association’s Judicial and other key Committees will begin meetings online as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. With all competitions indefinitely suspended and the GFA Secretariat still closed to the general public, some Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees have been unable to hold regular meetings. The Association has however agreed to allow the…
Read More2019/20 FOOTBALL SEASON CANCELLED
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has taken a decision to cancel the 2019/20 football season following a marathon meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the GFA Secretariat in Accra. Accordingly, all records associated to the season has been expunged but fines accrued must be honoured by clubs. There shall also…
Read MoreTwo Ghanaian coaches to participate in FIFA Coach Educators’ Online Course
National U20(female) Head Coach, Yusif Basigi and Assistant Coach of the Black Satellites, Evans Augustine Adotey will participate in a FIFA Coach Educators’ Individual Mentoring programme. The two coaches participated in the FIFA Coach Educators’ Course (CEC) programme in 2018 and 2019 in collaboration with CAF. As part of internal capacity building for Member Association’s…
Read MoreNAA ODOFOLEY, HABIBA ATTAH TO WORK ON WOMEN’S FOOTBALL REBRANDING POLICY
A member of the erstwhile Normalization Committee, Naa Odofoley Nortey (Esq.) and Executive Council member Madam Habiba Attah Forson have been tasked to come up with a comprehensive policy document on women’s football. The decision was taken on Friday, June 12, 2020, during a meeting of the national teams department led by Deputy General Secretary…
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