Former Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah lands big role in football governing body FIFA

Former Chief Justice of Ghana, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has been chosen as one of the Deputy Chairpersons of FIFA’s Adjudicatory Chamber for the next four years.

The announcement came during the 75th FIFA Congress, which took place in Asunción, Paraguay, on Thursday, 15 May 2025.

In his new role, Justice Anin-Yeboah will help handle cases that involve ethical issues in global football. The Adjudicatory Chamber looks into reports from the Investigatory Chamber, decides whether cases should continue or be dropped, and gives out punishments based on FIFA’s rules and ethics.

Justice Anin-Yeboah has a strong background in both law and football governance. He served as the 14th Chief Justice of Ghana and has worked with FIFA and the Ghana Football Association in the past. He has played an important role in bringing honesty and proper management to football.

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The current members of the FIFA Adjudicatory Chamber include:

• María Claudia Rojas (Colombia) – Chairperson

• Fiti Sunia (American Samoa) – Deputy Chairperson

• Kwasi Anin-Yeboah (Ghana) – Deputy Chairperson

• Pamela Camus (Chile) – Member

• Michael Goodwin (Papua New Guinea) – Member

• Guillermo B. Iroy Jr. (Philippines) – Member

• Ayotunde Phillips (Nigeria) – Member

• Ian Godfrey Wilkinson (Jamaica) – Member

• Duygu Ya?ar (Turkey) – Member

Brief background on Justice Anin-Yeboah

Justice Anin-Yeboah’s appointment is seen as a big step in helping FIFA stay committed to fair play, honesty, and good leadership in football around the world.

Anin-Yeboah was born in Toase in Ashanti Region of Ghana on May 24, 1953. He attended Amaniampong Secondary School and Apam Secondary School from 1968 to 1976.

He then continued his education at the University of Ghana and later the Ghana School of Law, graduating in 1981.

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In December 2019, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo nominated Justice Anin-Yeboah as the Chief Justice of Ghana. He retired from the judiciary in May 2023, and was succeeded by the embattled Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.

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