The Upper East Region FA Chairman, Alhaji Salifu Zida is now set to assume the role as the Chairman of the Referees Committee appointed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) after grabbing the last available slot on the Executive Council.
The GFA unveiled a five-member Referees Committee last two weeks with an indication that the winner of the election between Upper East Region FA Chairman and the chairman of the Central Regional FA, Mr. Robert Duncan will become the head.
At a Congress Session today, Alhaji Salifi Zida has emerged victorious over his opponent.
In line with his victory, he automatically becomes the chairman of the referees committee and will work with celebrated Sports Journalist Michael Oti Adjei as his vice.
Other members on the committee include Daniel Agbogah, Christine Ziga, and C.W. Okine.
The roles of the Referees Committee are as follows.
- to appoint referees for matches organised or sanctioned by the GFA.
- to study match reports and make recommendations to the Executive Council.
- 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.
- to comply with standard refereeing methods as established by FIFA to ensure uniform implementation of the Laws of the Game.
- to approve the referee instructor and assessor panels.
- To recommend the suspension or removal from the referees list, those found to be incompetent or guilty of serious misconduct.
- to ensure strict compliance with the provisions of the Regulations on the Organisation of Refereeing in FIFA Member Associations and the GFA Referees Regulations.