Posts Tagged ‘Fifa’
GFA COMMENCE PARTICIPATION IN FIFA’S TALENT DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS PROGRAMME
The Ghana Football Association and the FIFA High Performance development team, led by Hesterine de Reus, have undertaken a kick-off video conferencing meeting to commence the Association’s participation in the FIFA Talent Development Ecosystem Analysis programme. The FIFA youth development initiative which has excellent technical personalities including Arsene Wenger, is aimed at implementing new programmes…
Read MoreAfrican football Stakeholders discuss impact of COVID-19 on Safety & Security
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, CAF on Monday (1 June 2020) organized a video-conference meeting with Safety and Security Officers of the affiliated Member Associations and other stakeholders to discuss the impact of the outbreak on the safety and security aspects as far as the football on the continent is concerned. With CAF Acting…
Read MoreFIFA HAILS GFA IT DEPARTMENT
The IT Department of the Ghana Football Association has been hailed by FIFA and Presidents of African Football Federations for its use and leadership on the Competitions Management System (CMS) provided by the world governing body. This happened during a meeting between FIFA and African FA Presidents last week via video conferencing which discussed, among…
Read MoreGFA meets Government COVID-19 team
A Ghana Football Association delegation on Thursday, May 21, 2020 joined other federations to engage the Government COVID-19 team at the Accra Sports Stadium. The meeting was also attended by the leadership of the National Sports Authority. Presidents of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Ghana Golf Association and the Ghana Boxing Authority and Athletics Association were…
Read MoreGFA’s EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVES THREE DEVELOPMENTAL FUNDS
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has approved three developmental funds for the federation. These funds among others are set up to help the GFA improve in the areas concerned. The funds include the Central Fund, Medical Fund and the World Cup Benefit Fund. The Central Fund: This fund is set up…
Read MoreJudicial bodies, other Committees 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 MoreGFA PRESIDENT HOLDS POSITIVE TALKS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS SECRETARIAT
GFA President Kurt E.S Okraku, on Monday, 18, May 2020, called on the Registrar of the Scholarships Secretariat Ghana, Hon. Kingsley Agyemang to have extensive discussions on sponsorships for the football value chain. With him was Mr. Simon Ehomah, Chairman of the Western Regional Football Association. Matters discussed ranged from identifying talents, coaching, the physiotherapy…
Read MoreREFEREEING: FIFA TO ORGANIZE COURSES ONLINE
The Refereeing Department of FIFA has taken a decision to organize courses via an online classroom tool to provide support for referees. This was contained in a letter signed by FIFA Director of Refereeing Massimo Busacca and sent to all Member Associations. “Due to the major impact of the virus on the organization of events…
Read MoreTRANSCRIPT: GFA PRESIDENT TALKS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND MORE
President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt E. S Okraku, on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, gave an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the football industry and other matters related to engagements with stakeholders and government about the way forward for the sport. Mr. Okraku was on a program organized by Accra-based radio station…
Read MoreCOVID-19 ISOLATION CENTRE: GFA PRESIDENT TOURS GHANAMAN FACILITY
GFA President Kurt E.S Okraku, on Tuesday May 12, 2020 toured the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram to inspect the progress of work done at the facility which has been made available to government for use as isolation centre. Mr. Okraku was accompanied by Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association Mr.…
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