Ghana FA revises decision to hold Virtual Congress

The Ghana Football Association has revised its decision to hold its 26th Congress virtually after the president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo lifted the temporal ban on holding Conferences, Awards and Workshops.

Few weeks ago, the football governing body notified members of the association of its intention to hold the congress online upon a directive of the Registrar of Companies.

‘Kindly be informed that pursuant to Bulletin No 1 of 2020 of the Registrar general’s Department, the congress shall be held through video conferencing as directed by the Registrar of companies [under section 378[2] of the companies Act 2019 [Act 992] due to the ban on Public gathering [current limit is 100 persons whiles congress membership alone is 122, executive Council is 12, staff and media, ” the FA statement to the members read.

The Executive Council of the GFA held a meeting yesterday, and according to Oyerepa FM sources, the GFA has reviewed its decision and will now hold a face-to-face Congress at Prampram.

The Congress is scheduled to come off August 27, 2020