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Renowned administrator shares his thoughts on protests against Tuesday’s conference
King Faisal’s president, Alhaji Karim Grunsah, believes that calls to boycott the upcoming Ghana Football Association (GFA) Congress Ordinary Session are unnecessary.
The national soccer governing body will meet with its key stakeholders on Tuesday to, among other things, review the activity report for the 2019-20 soccer season ahead of the next campaign that will be tentatively billed for take off in October.
However, the choice of the GFA date has left some administrators unhappy, as on the same day, Ghana awaits a major ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that could invalidate the current leadership of the football governing body of the nation.
“We are not going to boycott any congress. At this age and experience in football, no one can put that nonsense document [petition] before signing and boycotting Congress. It’s silly what they’re doing, “Grunsah told Kingdom FM.
“Soccer is not a political party, so if we decide to postpone or boycott Congress, who will make the decisions for us?
“If we don’t go to Congress, what other platforms will we use to express our opinions? Congress is the only opportunity we have at our disposal.”
Tema Youth President Wilfred Kwaku Osei ‘Palmer’ took the GFA to court last year for its “unfair” disqualification from the team’s presidential election.
He addressed the global court after failing in an attempt to appeal his disqualification at the national level.
CAS has said that it intends to announce the outcome of the verdict on Tuesday after two previous postponements.
“Can’t we get a date other than September 1 for the congress?” Ntow Fianko, renowned soccer administrator and former chairman of the Ghana Division One Board of Directors, told Happy FM.
“If we are in Congress, the whole world will panic. We should all wait for the TAS ruling to know our position before going to Congress.
“People will be too eager to know the outcome of the verdict. We cannot be waiting for the CAS verdict on Congress day. That date is a serious day because that is the day we will know the fate of Ghana football.
“Clubs must say no to the date set by the GFA for Congress. Congress may be postponed to a later date and I urge clubs to say no to the new date.”
Should the GFA be found guilty in its battle with Osei, the team could be asked to hold a new FA presidential election.
