Friday, 18 July 2014

SPORTS MINISTER SEES FIFA’S INQUIRY IN COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION AS LEGITIMATE




Sports Minister Hon. Mahama Ayariga has indicated the legitimacy of FIFA’s decision to ask the Ghana football Association to provide reports on the composition and competences of the commission set up by the Government of Ghana to investigate Ghana’s performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The World football governing body [FIFA] on Wednesday sent a letter to the Ghana FA to provide a vivid report and information concerning the commission set up by the Sports minister to examine Ghana’s shambolic display at the Copa Mundial.

A three-member Committee made up of Appeal Court Judge Justice Senyo Dzamefe, Sports Administrator Moses Foh-Amoaning and Kofi Anokye Darko  set up by the sector Minister to investigate Ghana’s exit at the global soccer fiesta was later on upgraded into a commission, thus giving it powers to summon people to appear before it.

Mahama Ayariga who took over from Elvis Afriyie Ankrah just after Ghana’s exit from the competition in an interview with Accra-based Joy FM says it is legitimate for FIFA to ask the FA for information concerning the issue at hand.

“I think it is perfectly legitimate for FIFA to write to the local FA to request for information and to be briefed by the local FA regarding the event on the ground”.

“In a digital World like we have today I’m sure they have full details of what is available by virtue of the media that we have, but the need concrete reports from their local. So I think it is perfectly legitimate and there is nothing wrong with that”.

The Ghana Football Association could face FIFA’s sanctioning if there is any issue of Governments interference in its activities.





By Frank Darkwah
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