Government Agrees To Halt GFA Dissolution After FIFA’s Threat To Ban Ghana

A delegation from the Ghana government met with a FIFA delegation in Zurich. Furthermore, they both agreed to halt the court process to dissolve the Ghana Football Association.

Moreover, the meeting follows a threat from FIFA. They told Ghana to halt the court case to dissolve the GFA or face a ban from international football.

Therefore, in the wake of the threat, the government and FIFA agreed to meet to find a way forward. Also, following the meeting, both parties released a joint statement. The meeting reached other resolutions, including dissolving the Executive Committee of the FA and forming a normalization committee to run Ghana football in the interim.

Ghana’s delegation to the meeting included Youth and Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah, Deputy Chief of Staff Abu Jinapor, Deputy AG Godfred Dame and Dr Kofi Amoah, head of the Liason Team currently in place to oversee Ghana Football. Fifa’s delegation included President Gianni Infantino and General Secretary, Fatma Samoura, among others.

Read statement released after the meeting between FIFA and Government of Ghana