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Sports News of Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Source: footballmadeinghana.com

FIFA General Secretary set to arrive in Ghana

Fatma Samoura, FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura, FIFA General Secretary

FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura is expected to arrive in Ghana on Wednesday to announce the Normalization Committee for the Ghana FA.

Her arrival follows the successful withdrawal of Government's legal suit seeking to dissolve the GFA.

After government met FIFA on August 16, FIFA ordered Government to withdraw the process of dissolving the GFA from the court.

And with the successful withdrawal of the lawsuit by Deputy Attorney General Godfred Dame on Tuesday, the FIFA chief scribe now has the all clear to announce the Normalization Committee which will replace the Executive Committee of the GFA.

Samoura has chosen to make this announcement in Ghana hence her expected arrival in Accra on Wednesday.

The composition of the Normalization Committee remains undisclosed until the announcement is made.

The appointment of the Normalization Committee is a major step towards the restoration of normalcy to Ghana football which has been hit with the crisis of the Anas expose.

Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas released a video titled number 12, which saw some officials allegedly taking bribes on camera to influence player selection and outcome of games.