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29 Sep

2023 GFA Elections: George Afriyie Files Application For Injunction On Elective Congress

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Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), George Afriyie, has filed notice of application for injunction on the association's elections scheduled for October 5, 2023. The application for the interlocutory injunction, which was secured on Friday, September 29, 2023, at the Accra High Court, Human Rights Division, will be moved by the lawyer of Mr Afriyie on October 12, 2023, per court documents available to JoySports. The crux of the application is that, the decision of the Elections Committee to disqualify the presidential aspirant, and the Appeals Committee upholding their verdict earlier this month is a "violation of…

19 Sep

2023 GFA Elections: George Afriyie Heads To CAS Over Disqualification

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Disqualified GFA presidential aspirant, George Afriyie, has asked his lawyers to file and appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the Appeals Committee to uphold the ruling of the Elections Committee disqualifying him from this year’s polls. JoySports understands, aside from the appeal to be filed at CAS, an application for injunction on the GFA elections will be filed at the Accra High Court. Mr Afriyie’s appeal was dismissed by the Appeals Committee on the grounds that he did not meet the requirements to contest for the position of president of the football governing body…

29 Aug

2023 GFA Elections: All Processes Put On Hold Because Of Court Injunction

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced it has decided to put its 2023 GFA Election Timetable on hold. This is because now Division One League club, King Faisal, have moved a Motion for Injunction at the High Court, a GFA statement on Tuesday stated. King Faisal and its lawyer filed the motion at the Accra High Court last week. They argue that according to the GFA’s statutes, a legitimate Congress cannot convene to elect the GFA President until the new members or representatives of the Executive Committee have been duly elected. Therefore, they are appealing to the court to…

22 Aug

Kurt Okraku Confident Of Passing Vetting To Contest For GFA Presidential Seat

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President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, says is optimistic about the institution’s Vetting Committee approving his nomination to allow him to contest for re-election. Okraku appeared before the vetting committee of the GFA on Monday, August 21, as part of the process ahead of the Elective Congress on September 27. The Dreams Football Club bankroller is keen on continuing as the president of the Ghana FA for another four years when his first tenure comes to an end in October. Speaking to the media after meeting the committee, the 52-year-old said: “I have just gone through the…

14 Aug

GFA Elections: Find Out List Of All Submitted Nominations Forms Ahead Of Congress

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The Elections Committee of the Ghana Football Association wishes to announce that at the close of nomination, the under-listed persons submitted their nomination forms to contest for various positions in the upcoming GFA elections. The Election Committee will now review the received nomination forms before they fix time and venue for vetting as per the roadmap. Find the applicants in the attached file: Source: Myjoyonline