Twenty-two (22) Ghanaian referees have received FIFA badges for the 2025 football season at a brief ceremony on Tuesday.
Historically, FIFA gives Referees’ badges for the calendar year to the top ranked referees from the previous year.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, congratulated the officials on the milestone chalked and urged them to be great ambassadors for the Football Association.
“On the whole, every member of this group has done a good job. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Daniel Laryea for all that you have done for your good self and for Ghana: And to all of you who have been officiating on the continent, I have not had any negative reportage on your performances,” President Kurt E.S Okraku noted.
“Your performances have justified the trust and the belief CAF and FIFA have in your good selves. I think that you should be encouraged to do much, much better than you have done so far. In times past, we have had good officials representing our country.”
The President acknowledged the challenges faced by match officials but urged them to remain steadfast in their pursuit of excellence.
“But when you are very motivated and your eyes are fixed on excellence, you continue to invest in yourself and to challenge yourself towards being much better at every given opportunity. That’s why I’m so happy about the performances you guys have put up on the African continent, especially. We will continue to push and to ask for more opportunities for you. And I hope that when such opportunities come, you will not disappoint us.”
The General Secretary of the FA, Mr Prosper Harrison Addo,. said ‘We are happy with your progress and confident you will continue to make the profession worthy of emulation. This badge is for the year 2025 and will be reviewed by FIFA after the end of the calendar year. We wish you well.’
FIFA, in a recent statement, unveiled the official list of Ghana referees approved to officiate international matches for the 2025 calendar year.
The list comprises 10 Centre Referees, 10 Assistant Referees, a Futsal Referee, Beach Soccer Referee, and Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
In all, 12 male Referees and Assistants received badges while eight female Referees and Assistants were named in the list sent by FIFA.
It is important to note that the FIFA badge remains the exclusive property of FIFA and it is for the period of one year.
The GFA will entreat the selected Referees to maintain high standards in officiating, as the Referees will represent Ghana on the global stage. –Ghanafa.org.
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