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Meet Lawyer Amanda Akuokor Clinton, First female to contest GFA top seat

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GhanaFA Decides: Amanda Clinton ready to take juvenile and female football to next level as President of the FA
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Vetting Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cleared Lawyer Amanda Akuokor Clinton as one of the six qualified candidates for the upcoming FA elections.

Lawyer Clinton becomes the first female in history to contest for the top seat of the Association.

Best-known for representing the GFA as they made formal responses to the government of Ghana and FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland and representing different international corporate clients who invested in Menzgold.

She joins other top guns including Dreams FC Executive Chairman Kurt Okraku, George Afriyie, Fred Pappoe, Nana Yaw Amponsah, and Lawyer George Ankoma Mensah.who are all vying for the position.

Bankroller of Tema Youth FC Osei Palmer is the only Presidential aspirant disqualified.

About Amanda Akuokor Clinton, Esq. LL.B, M.Sc, BVC, Gh. Bar

Amanda is the Founding Partner of Clinton Consultancy and a dynamic lawyer who was called to the Bar in England and Wales thirteen years ago and the Ghanaian Bar ten years ago. Amanda is a litigation expert with extensive corporate law experience in the U.K and Ghana. As one of the most recognized commercial lawyers in Ghana, she is regularly instructed by international clients who require bespoke, timely and accurate Due Diligence Reports as well as Legal Opinions: corporate, banking, telecommunications, property & construction, and energy & infrastructure.

Recent her high profile cases include representing Ghana Football Association as they made formal responses to the government of Ghana and FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland and representing different international corporate clients who invested in Menzgold.

She regularly represents international clients in commercial matters and arbitration proceedings and her background includes legal, policy, drafting, regulatory and advocacy work. Amanda also holds an M.Sc in African Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Having trained as a Pupil Barrister at the highly respected Pump Court Chambers in London under the training of Oba Nsugbe Q.C SAN, Amanda went on to additionally qualify at the Ghanaian Bar. Subsequently, Amanda spent three and half years as a State Attorney at the Attorney General’s Department in Ghana, where she carried out a variety of work in the newly re-established International Team and liaised with government departments on a wide range of civil matters and court cases.

Amanda further represented Ghana in China to discuss maritime boundary issues with her international counterparts and contributed significantly to the settlement agreement that was reached with Kosmos in relation to a 2010 oil spill.

Amanda’s strengths include her ability to interact and coordinate with a variety of stakeholders and manage simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment whilst being discreet and professional in every circumstance.

She is also analytical and possesses meticulous communication skills. Amanda is very familiar with making board-level presentations on a variety of technical, business, industry and sectoral areas and litigating on behalf of business clients.

By: Joseph Nii Ankrah

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