Mr Y A Ibrahim, chairman of the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has denied that the constitution of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) for the GFA prior to its congress.

Speaking to GNA Sports, Mr Ibrahim said the council at its last meeting reviewed the mandate of the GFA and allowed it to continue in office to prepare for the CAF Champions League finals between Hearts of Oaks and Esperance of Tunisia in Accra on December 17.

" Several suggestions came up at the meeting including the formation of an IMC to run the association before its congress on February 15, but nothing concrete was agreed upon.

" We also agreed that the GFA should also wind up and start preparing for the congress but certainly not the formation of any IMC so I was surprised to read the following day of the formation of such a body".

The GFA's three years mandated ended in October 2000 but this was extended by the Executive Council amid a lot of furore from several quarters including the Sports Ministry.

Mr Kojo Mensah alias Kojo Alata of Cape Coast, a football enthusiast later filed a writ at the court restraining the GFA from being in power beyond its tenure of office.

Mr Ibrahim said another suggestion that came up at the meeting was that Alhaji Jawula's management committee should be made to remain in office and render account for their three-year stewardship since the congress is just around the corner.

Alhaji Jawula took over from Nana Brew Butler over the past four years and was able to steer the country through two CAF champions' league finals, successfully hosted the African Under 20 Championship in 1999 and co hosted the African Cup of nations with Nigeria last year.