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CAS might postpone GFA ruling again – Albert Commey

Eleven Wonders chief executive officer (CEO) Albert Commey reveals he was not surprised by the Court of Arbitration for Sports’ postponements of their final verdict on the case between former Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential aspirant Wilfred Kwaku Osei ‘Palmer’ and football’s governing body. Osei is seeking redress from the …

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GFA cancels 2019/20 football season

Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council has unanimously voted for the cancellation of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season. The 12-member council led by FA Kurt Okraku after hours of deliberation opted to conclude the season due to coronavirus pandemic which had halted all football activities since mid-March. The decision …

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Former GFA General Secretary, Kwaku Ampem-Darko passes on

  The Ghana Football Association has announced the passing of Kwaku Ampem-Darko, a former Deputy General Secretary of the federation. Mr. Ampem-Darko was Deputy General Secretary in charge of Technical (competitions). He passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020 after a protracted illness. The late Ampem-Darko, was committed to research …

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GFA gets $1.5 billion COVID-19 relief fund from FIFA

    The Ghana Football Association is set to receive $1 million in grants from  FIFA after the world football governing body approved a $1.5 billion relief fund to help member associations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The GFA will receive an extra $500,000 to support women’s football. The GFA …

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GFA, govt to offer support to stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia – Kurt Okraku

    The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, says he is in discussions with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as the Foreign Affairs Ministry to provide every needed assistance to some stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia. Earlier today, over a dozen Ghanaian footballers, including …

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GFA leadership calls on Chief Justice

  Leadership of the Ghana Football Association today paid a courtesy call on the Chief Justice His Lordship Anin Yeboah. The delegation comprised of GFA President Kurt ES Okraku; the General Secretary Prosper Harrison; Deputy General Secretary Alex Asante and Executive Council members Samuel Anim Addo and Nana Oduro Safo. …

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Government must save football industry – Woyome

A member of the Parliamentary Committee for Sports has warned that football risk collapsing if the government does not come to the aid of the struggling industry. The stocks of Ghana football has for the last three years plummeted to its lowest ebb with the sector battling two major crisis …

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‘Transparent’ Ghana FA to publish financial statement on website – GFA Secretary

General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo Esq. has revealed that the federation will for the first time make public their annual financial statement. This account rendering exercise will be done via the GFA’s official website, ghanafa.org. Several critics of the Ghana FA have questioned why …

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Former Ghalca boss warns Ghana FA boss over autonomous Premier League

Former Ghana League Clubs Association (Ghalca) chairman Alhaji Ali Raji has expressed his surprise at the move by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to make the national football league an autonomous entity. The Executive Council of the football governing body, under the leadership of new GFA president Kurt Okraku, has announced commencing …

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I never said Kwasi Appiah should have known better – Henry Asante Twum

Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has quashed reports saying he chided Blacks Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah saying he was supposed to know better after the former Black stars gaffer was angrily demanding for his unpaid salary arrears. “The GFA does not pay the coach …

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