Renowned Sports journalist Micheal Oti-Adjei has been named the Vice Chairman of a five-member Referees Committee.
The astute broadcaster who serves as the head of Sports for Media General both TV and Radio (TV3, Onua TV, 3FM, Onua FM, Akoma FM & Connect FM) was appointed the Vice Chairman of the Referees Committee by the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association.
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The winner of the upcoming Executive Council election between Central Region FA Chairman Robert Duncan and Salifu Zida who is the Upper East Region FA Chairman will serve as the head the Committee
Other members of the Committee are Daniel Agbogah, Christine Ziga and C.W. Okine.
The duties of the Referees Committee include:
a. to appoint referees for matches organised or sanctioned by the GFA.
b. to study match reports and make recommendations to the Executive Council.
c. to nominate candidates for the international list who are eligible to officiate at international matches according to FIFA Regulations governing the registration of international referees , assistant referees, futsal referees and beach soccer referees on FIFA’s list.
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d. to comply with standard refereeing methods as established by FIFA to ensure uniform implementation of the Laws of the Game.
e. to approve the referee instructor and assessor panels.
f. to recommend the suspension or removal from the referees list, those found to be incompetent or guilty of of serious misconduct.
g. to ensure strict compliance with the provisions of the Regulations on the Organisation of Refereeing in FIFA Member Associations and the GFA Referees Regulations.
Kyfilla.com understands, the Committe has a two-year mandate
