Ghana FA appoints 5-member referees committee

The Executive Council (Exco) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has named a five-member Referees Committee ahead of the start of the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League (GPL) season.

The committee will be chaired by the winner of the upcoming Executive Council election between Central Region FA Chairman, Robert Duncan and Upper East Region FA Chairman, Salifu Zida.

Celebrated Ghana Sports journalist Michael Oti Adjei has been named the Vice Chairman of the Committee with other members including Daniel Agbogah, Christine Ziga, and C.W. Okine.

According to a communique from the GFA, the duties of the GFA will be as follows;

1. To appoint referees for matches organised or sanctioned by the GFA.
2. To study match reports and make recommendations to the Executive Council.
3. To nominate candidates for the international list who are eligible to officiate at international matches according to FIFA Regulations governing the registration of international referees , assistant referees, futsal referees and beach soccer referees on FIFA's list.
4. To comply with standard refereeing methods as established by FIFA to ensure uniform implementation of the Laws of the Game.
5. To approve the referee instructor and assessor panels.
6. To recommend the suspension or removal from the referees list, those found to be incompetent or guilty of of serious misconduct.
7. To ensure strict compliance with the provisions of the Regulations on the Organisation of Refereeing in FIFA Member Associations and the GFA Referees Regulations.