Chairman of the Upper East Regional Football Association (RFA), Salifu Shaibu Zida, has said that RFA chairmen have no knowledge of any upcoming election.
Speaking on Happy FM’s Anopa Bosuo Sports with Ohene Brenya Bampoe, Shaibu Zida said, “Our mandate was supposed to end in December and to be honest, we haven’t been notified about an RFA election in October. It will not be proper for us to go for election next month but as RFA’s, if the need arises we will come together and make a decision whether to compromise or not.”
He added that it will be prudent if the Ghana Football Association (GFA) election starts from the district level. “I think it’s the right format to start elections from the district elections then we do the Regional elections.”
Last week, Congress of the GFA voted unanimously to adopt the proposed new statutes presented before it by the Normalisation Committee of the GFA.
At a historic Extraordinary Congress in Accra, members voted massively to adopt the Statute, which has now become binding on the GFA.
155 members present voted to unanimously adopt the revised Statutes.
The adoption of the revised statutes paves the way for elections to be conducted to elect a new president for the Association, as well as a new board.
Meanwhile Congress also unanimously adopted the Normalization Committee’s proposed regulations for the upcoming elections of the GFA.
By: Joseph Nii Ankrah
