[ 2011-05-03 ]

Fifa will not rule on Ghana FA presidential election saga
Fifa says it does not have the authority to
intervene in Ghana FA elections
Fifa says it does not have the authority to
intervene in the Ghana Football Association (GFA)
presidential election saga.

Two GFA presidential aspirants petitioned the
world governing body over the decision to
disqualify them from the race.

The GFA’s elections committee disqualified Neil
Armstrong Mortagbe and Vincent Sowah Odotei last
month citing irregularities in their nomination
papers.

The two men wanted Fifa to intervene to rule over
the decision to exclude them from the election.

But Fifa says the two aggrieved parties must
resolve the matter within the local federation.

“This is a purely internal matter of the GFA and
it is up to the GFA to answer the petitioners,”
Fifa deputy general secretary Markus Kattner
said.

Despite its decision not to intervene in the
matter, the world governing demanded a report on
the impasse.

“We would like to kindly ask you to provide us
with a report on these issues,” Kattner added in
a letter to the GFA.

The two aspirants must now resort to the GFA’s
dispute resolution chamber to address their
concerns.

The decision to ban the two candidates left the
incumbent Kwesi Nyantakyi as the only candidate to
stand last month’s election.

But the election was postponed to allow the
GFA’s dispute resolution chamber to resolve the
stand-off before a new date is set for election.

Source: BBC

Nyantakyi, who is credited for the country’s
first two World Cup appearances, is seeking a
second term in office.

He is also the member of the Caf Executive
Committee and the interim president of the West
Africa Football Union (Wafu).

Source - Ghanasoccer

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