FIFA rejects proposal to expand GFA Congress membership

FIFA has rejected a proposal from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to expand the membership of its Congress from 124 to 146, GHANAsoccernet.com Headquarters can confirm.

The proposal, which aimed to broaden representation across Ghanaian football, has been set aside by the world governing body, maintaining the current composition of Congress.

As part of its broader statutory reform initiative, the GFA proposed to add 12 additional members representing the remaining clubs in the Women’s Premier League and introduce 10 more representatives from various interest groups and bodies within the football ecosystem

However, FIFA declined to approve the amendment, indicating that the current Congress structure should remain unchanged at this time.

Among the numerous proposals submitted during the GFA’s comprehensive review of its statutes, only two received approval from FIFA: The term limit for the GFA President will now be extended from two to three terms, aligning the Association’s governance structure with that of CAF and FIFA. This reform also addresses a structural inconsistency in the previous statutes, where Executive Council members were eligible for three terms, but the President was capped at two.

These statutory reforms are the product of a three-year-long process initiated by the GFA to modernize its governance framework. Upon receiving a wide range of amendment proposals from its member clubs, the GFA’s Executive Council formed a Statutes Review Committee, chaired by Dr. Randy Abbey, to evaluate and consolidate the submissions.

The final proposals were submitted to FIFA Governance, in collaboration with CAF Governance for further review and feedback.

With FIFA’s endorsement secured for the two approved proposals, the GFA will present them for ratification at its next Congress, scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

FIFA has rejected a proposal from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to expand the membership of its Congress from 124 to 146, GHANAsoccernet.com Headquarters can confirm.

The proposal, which aimed to broaden representation across Ghanaian football, has been set aside by the world governing body, maintaining the current composition of Congress.

As part of its broader statutory reform initiative, the GFA proposed to add 12 additional members representing the remaining clubs in the Women’s Premier League and introduce 10 more representatives from various interest groups and bodies within the football ecosystem

However, FIFA declined to approve the amendment, indicating that the current Congress structure should remain unchanged at this time.

Among the numerous proposals submitted during the GFA’s comprehensive review of its statutes, only two received approval from FIFA: The term limit for the GFA President will now be extended from two to three terms, aligning the Association’s governance structure with that of CAF and FIFA. This reform also addresses a structural inconsistency in the previous statutes, where Executive Council members were eligible for three terms, but the President was capped at two.

These statutory reforms are the product of a three-year-long process initiated by the GFA to modernize its governance framework. Upon receiving a wide range of amendment proposals from its member clubs, the GFA’s Executive Council formed a Statutes Review Committee, chaired by Dr. Randy Abbey, to evaluate and consolidate the submissions.

The final proposals were submitted to FIFA Governance, in collaboration with CAF Governance for further review and feedback.

With FIFA’s endorsement secured for the two approved proposals, the GFA will present them for ratification at its next Congress, scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

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