Government says it has no problem with a letter from FIFA, requesting the GFA to provide clarity on the establishment of a commission to investigate Ghana’s poor show the just ended World Cup finals in Brazil.
According to Youth and Sports Minister, Mahama Ayariga, the letter is “perfectly legitimate”.
“It’s perfectly legitimate for FIFA to write to the local FA to request for information…and there’s nothing wrong with that,” Mr. Ayariga stated on the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, Thursday July 17, 2014.
The Sports Ministry set?up a three-member Commttee to investigate matters of player indiscipline and some poor decisions by the management team, and a general poor performance in the tournament.
But the decision of President John Mahama to upgrade?the Committee to a Commission of Inquiry – giving it?the powers of a High Court- has given the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) cause to worry, prompting a letter?to the Ghana?FA on Wednesday demanding clarity.
The letter read in part, “We have learnt from different?medi reports that the President of the Republic of Ghana has appointed a Commission of Inquiry and investigation into the Black Stars’ participaton in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The composition and?competences of the said commission are unclear.”
It stated that “We deem it important to clarify from the beginning the procedures and to ensure that the Ghana Football Association?can operate without?inference as required by the?FIFA Statutes.”
Source: ?Myjoyonline
