The Bureau of the FIFA Council has extended the mandate of the GFA Normalisation Committee (NC) to enable the NC to supervise the upcoming GFA Elections.

The second mandate of the Normalisation Committee expired on September 30, 2019.

However, in view of the upcoming GFA elections, FIFA has extended the Normalisation Committee’s mandate up to November 17, 2019, to enable it to complete the process of electing a new President and Executive Committee.

SIGNED COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT



source: GhanaFA

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2019/2020 Ghana Football season to start on November; see full calendar

The new Ghana Football season is set to begin in November according to the country’s interim football governing body.

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Congress of the Ghana Football Association has voted unanimously to adopt the proposed new statutes presented before it by the Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association. 

At a historic Extraordinary Congress in Accra, members voted massively to adopt the Statute, which has now become binding on the GFA.

155 members present voted to unanimously adopt the revised Statutes.

The adoption of the revised statutes paves the way for elections to be conducted to elect a new president for the Association, as well as a new board.

Meanwhile Congress also unanimously adopted the Normalization Committee’s proposed regulations for the upcoming elections of the GFA. 

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The spokesperson of the Normalisation Committee Dan Kwaku Yeboah has resigned, less than a week to Congress and pocketed $11,000 in 11 months in what has been a disastrous reign.

The broadcaster with Peace FM has jumped the ship before being pushed after growing frustrated claiming ‘lack of respect’.

Yeboah finally tendered in his resignation on Friday in an attempt to save his image which has been battered heavily since he took the job.



It’s an open secret that the Peace FM journalist was forced on the interim body of the Ghana Football Association by the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports after Dr Kofi Amoah rejected his appointment.

With his competence strongly questioned by the Normalisation Committee, the interim body reverted to the GFA communications staff to support their work as Yeboah clearly did not perform to their expectation.

It appears the tough-talking journalist, who was paid $1,000 monthly salary for just a part time has had enough of the embarrassment by jumping the ship, barely a month to the end of tenure of the interim body.

The journalist has come under fire for claiming to have drafted a communication policy for the FA which already had been one in operation.

Also, claims of putting together a GFA Corporate Social Responsibility Document for the federation single-handedly has been mocked in the local media.



Source: Ghanasoccernet

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The proposed meeting between representatives of clubs and GFA-NC officials to discuss the 2019/20 league season has been canceled.

The GFA announced that the meeting was called off discouraging response they received from the Clubs.

Official Statement reads:

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The Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee have sent an official letter to all Ghana League clubs inviting them to discuss the possible start of the 2019/2020 season.

The letter that was published on Monday reads:

“The Ghana Football Association sends its compliments and kindly requests you to appoint two representatives each from Premier, Division One and Women Football Clubs accompanied by a GHALCA executive to meet with GFA Officials to discuss the possible start of the 2019/2020 season.

The meeting would be held at the GFA secretariat, on Wednesday, 17th July 2019 at 11:00 hrs.”

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The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association has apologized for Ghana’s surprise elimination from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. 



A statement issued on the Ghana FA’s website read: ”The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association is extremely saddened by the exit of the senior national football team, the Black Stars from the Total CAF African Cup of Nations.

”Like our expectant compatriots, we anticipated an exciting tournament, which would culminate in a successful climax of ending our agonizing 37-year for the Afcon trophy.

”The African Cup of Nations has become competitive over the years, and with the historic increase in the number of participating teams, we were well aware of the challenging task which awaited the Black Stars in Egypt.

”Therefore, the Normalisation Committee, with the concerted efforts of key stakeholders, particularly the Government of Ghana, set out to ensure the best of preparations for the Black Stars towards achieving the national objective of ending our Afcon trophy-drought.

”The pre-tournament international friendly in Accra, the early camping in Dubai, the friendly matches and incentive packages for the team were all part of plans and processes towards achieving the elusive dream of winning the African Cup in Egypt.

”Unfortunately, our dream, once again, has ended in disappointment, despite the promise the team’s early promise in the group stage, especially having improved considerably in our final group match h with Guinea Bissau.



”The Normalisation Committee understands the national mood of disappointment, following our painful elimination through the nerve-racking penalty shootout defeat to Tunisia.

”On behalf of the GFA and the football fraternity, we wish to apologize to the good people of Ghana for the painful exit of the Black Stars.

”As we have always maintained, the future of Ghana football is bright, but we can only reclaim our lost glory if the football fraternity remains focused on the development of our game to catch up with our rivals in the world, especially on the African continent.

”This early elimination of the Black Stars is another sad reality for the football fraternity and the nation to a larger extent, to have a second look at our football blueprint moving forward.

”The Normalisation Committee is confident that the restructuring process we have started since last year, will lay a solid foundation on which the future of Ghana football would be built; first and most importantly, to strengthen and improve our domestic football infrastructure, club administration and finances, and turn around the local league to be exciting, player-crazy platform, as well as fan and sponsorship- attractive.

”All these together, will help us claim our top of place position in regional, continental and world football in both male and female games.

”We can’t end this statement without thanking various stakeholders, especially the President, Government (through the Ministry of Youth and Sports and other agencies), the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports, as well as the people of Ghana for their committed support to the Black Stars for this Afcon campaign.

”His Excellency President Akufo-Addo demonstrated his personal support towards the team during the qualifiers, before and during the tournament. The Government of Ghana also showed its strong support to the team by providing whatever the team needed for a successful campaign.



”We also appreciate the support of GNPC to the team.

”Finally, we salute the good people of Ghana for their unwavering support to the Black Stars throughout the tournament.

”Even when the going was tough for the team after its stuttering starts with successive draws against Benin and Cameroon, Ghanaians remained solidly behind the team and lifted them up through encouraging words, especially on social media back to its glory days.

”We also acknowledge the role of the media in rallying support for the team before and during the campaign.

”The Normalisation Committee will continue to solicit and count on the support of Ghanaians as we continue with the arduous, but the surmountable task of restoring Ghana football back to its glory days.”

Credit: ghanasoccernet

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The GFA-NC after carefully considering the concerns raised by clubs and appeals over the disbursement of gate proceeds has decided to review the percentage stake of gate proceeds as follows;

Home Team: 45%

Away Team: 45%

GFA             :    10%

Explaining the rationale behind the review, the GFA-NC has shown its commitment to empowering local clubs to be self-sufficient in all aspects and this includes strategies that would generate enough income to invest back into the clubs.

The GFA-NC is of the view that without paying the key actors of football, the players, well, it would be very difficult to keep them in Ghana thereby creating a consistent, exciting and thriving league.



It is in this regard that the GFA-NC has reviewed the status quo and decided to give each team 45% of gate proceeds while the remaining 10% will be compensation for the NC.

Whilst encouraging clubs to be business oriented franchises, the GFA-NC also understands the challenges confronting teams.

The GFA-NC continues to operate an open door policy that stretches out its arms to all stakeholders, especially the football clubs, officials, the players, and our valued media partners.

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The Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee have responded to the letter sent by the Referee Association of Ghana over unpaid fees.

The Referee Association of Ghana released a letter on Monday announcing that they have suspended any football officiating related activities in the Special Competition due to the fact that they haven’t been paid.

The Normalization Committee’s statement states that the body is still waiting for budget approval from the Ministry of Youths and Sports, and have written to remind them to approve funds for the Special Competition.



Full Statement: 

The Normalisation Committee (NC) has officially been informed by the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) by a letter dated 6th May 2019, that due to the non-payment of officiating fees to its members, effective Tuesday, May 7th, it will suspend officiating matches.

The NC has notified the Ministry of Youth & Sports about this latest development as it continues to wait for funds contained in the approved budget for the competition including officiating fees for referees, to be released.

The NC remains confident that the Ministry of Youth and Sports will fulfill its obligations per the budget approved for the NC Special Competition. The NC appreciates the existing collaboration between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and itself.

For the avoidance of doubt, our doors remain open to the media for any clarification on all matters relating to the NC Special Competition.

The NC wishes to assure the sporting public and all football stakeholders that it is committed to restoring sanity, transparency, and accountability in its efforts to revive public and corporate confidence in Ghana football. However, these efforts shall require the cooperation of all stakeholders.

We continue to call for peace and decency brotherhood and unity at all football matches in the country.

COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

GFA- NORMALISATION COMMITEE

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