The government of Ghana has been given the leeway by Football World governing body FIFA to start reforms in Ghana Football following the recent impasse between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Association.
The Sports Ministry over the past few weeks has been taken steps to dissolve the Ghana Football Association following Anas’ video dubbed ‘Number 12’, which captured top FA officials and referees taking bribes to influence the outcome of certain games.
With government planning to dissolve the FA – FIFA sent a delegation to Accra led by Caribbean Veron Mosengo-Omba who had a fruitful meeting with members of government.
There were fears of FIFA ban because of government’s interference in football, however, after Friday’s meeting, an agreement was reached between FIFA and government to implement reforms in Ghana Football.
The meeting between the two parties is expected to continue in the coming days in Zurich, Switzerland.
Read below a joint statement between the government of Ghana and FIFA
Source: www.ghanacrusader.com
