Mr Ntow Fianko, a representative of Tano Bofoakwa Football Club has called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to take steps to enforce its rule, which expels any club that takes it to court without exhausting all appointed arbitration bodies.

He quoted Article 18 of the GFA constitution, which states among others things that any team or a supporter of a club who takes the GFA to court would have the club expelled from the association. It added however that the club could only escape such a punishment if within seven days it writes to inform the GFA that the club has disassociated its self from any such a writ by individuals.

Mr Fianko who made the call at the GFA congress on Thursday backed his argument with Article 59 clause one, two and three of FIFA regulation which entreats clubs to take such an action only as a last resort.

He registered his displeasure at the way GFA allegedly favours some "big" clubs to the detriment of the "smaller" ones. He cited as an example, his own club Bofoakwa and Cape Coast Vipers. The two clubs were banned for a year each for taking a legal action against the GFA.

Mr Fianko wondered why such punishment could not be meted out to some of the elite club, apparently referring to Cape Coast Dwarfs whose supporter sued the GFA at a Cape Coast court last year. The case was quashed just Tuesday.

Other members, Alhaji Grunsah of King Faisal and Nii Lantey Vanderpuije of Liberty Professionals urged the GFA not to indulge in activities, which would warrant it being taken to court.

Congress could not elect a new GFA chairman after the tenure of office of Alhaji M. N. D. Jawula ended last Tuesday because, Mallam Yusif Isa, the newly Sports Minister who is supposed to nominate two persons for the elections was himself only sworn into office Wednesday.

An extra-ordinary congress would be arranged immediately the new minister nominates the personalities.