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GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE GHANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TO SPEAK AT 3RD FIFA COMPLIANCE SUMMIT
General Secretary to speak at 3rd FIFA Compliance Summit The General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo Esq. will address the 3rd FIFA Compliance Summit (Digital edition) on Friday October 16. The summit began on Monday October 12 after Opening remarks by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and General Secretary Fatma Samoura.…
Read MoreFIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO OPENS 3RD COMPLIANCE SUMMIT
FIFA President Gianni Infantino opens 3rd Compliance Summit FIFA President Gianni Infantino has opened the 3rd FIFA Compliance Summit aimed at bringing together governance and compliance experts and practitioners from across football, in a virtual format from 12 to 16 October 2020. This year’s summit which kick started today is separated into two parts including…
Read MoreCAS reduces Kwesi Nyantakyi’s life ban to 12 years
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced Kwesi Nyantakyi’s previous life ban to 12 years. The ban has been reduced after a successful appeal by the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss. Kwesi Nyantakyi was the GFA President for 13 years, FIFA banned Nyantakyi for life for breaking bribery and corruption rules in…
Read MoreNajeeb Yakubu extends contract with Vorskla Poltava for four years
Ghana youth star Najeeb Yakubu has been given a contract extension at Ukrainian side FC Vorksla Poltava, the club announced via Twitter. “New old Friend! 🤜🤛 The new agreement with Yakub Najeeb is for four years.” Yakubu joined Vorksla in July 2018 on a three-year contract which was to expire after the current season. The…
Read MoreFIFA ENGAGES GFA ON CLEARING HOUSE REGULATIONS
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), is set to fully roll-out the FIFA Clearing House Regulations in January 2021. According to the World football governing body, the ultimate aim of the policy is to centralise all payments associated with football transfers (including agents’ commissions), but in a first phase, it will be reduced to…
Read MoreFIFA PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES AND SUPPORT TO ACCIDENT VICTIMS
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his condolences to the victims of last Saturday’s tragic car accident involving some young footballers on the Offinso road. In a letter to the Ghana Football Association, the President of the World governing body of football underlined his support to the families the seven footballers who lost their lives…
Read MoreMUST READ!: IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION TO FOOTBALLERS
Education is a problem in association football, especially in parts of the world where education in general is on the low. Players need some form of education, which will also help in the future after their football career. An educated player is able to better understand himself, the world and the game. Football has certainly…
Read MoreGFA President Kurt Simeon-Okraku leads 3-man delegation for historic online FIFA Congress
GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, Vice President Mark Addo and General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo (Esq) will represent the Ghana Football Association at the 70th FIFA Congress today. The 70th FIFA Congress which was initially scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 5 was rescheduled to September 18 due to the COVID-19…
Read MoreDTMS TRAINING FOR PREMIER, DIVISION ONE & WPL CLUBS
The Ghana Football Association will on Monday 21st September 2020 organize a Domestic Transfer Matching System (DTMS) training for Premier, Division One and Women’s Premier League clubs at the GFA Secretariat at 9:30 am. All TMS Managers of these clubs are expected to attend this training. The DTMS is now a mandatory tool for transferring…
Read MoreCEO of Sanford World Clinics donates to Black Maidens and Princesses
Dr Kojo Benjamin Taylor, Chief Executive of Sanford World Clinics and Vice Chairman of Black Maidens management committee donates assorted drinks and water to the Maidens and Princesses. The move is to help the teams in their preparations ahead of their last FIFA Women World Cup Qualifies. The Qualifiers were initially scheduled to take place…
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