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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will meet with FIFA representatives today, to discuss the implementation of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in Ghana’s domestic leagues. The two-day session, set for October 31 and November 1, 2024, will take place in Accra, where FIFA’s full VAR project team will be present. …

The drum the Ghana Black Stars used for their ‘jama’ session ahead of games at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been added to the FIFA Museum collection. The “dondo” (local term for drum) has become a customary sight at Ghana’s football national team assignments The Black Stars touched …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has been hit with a 5,000 Swiss Francs fine by FIFA for misconduct that occurred during the World Cup qualifier against Madagascar at the Baba Yara Stadium on November 17, 2023. The fine stems from two violations of the FIFA Disciplinary Code: first, the presence …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Foundation has made a donation of GH¢50,000 to former Black Stars Coach Sellas Tetteh, to assist the ailing tactician who has been out of work for over one year. The  donation followed the launch in Accra last Tuesday of the GFA Foundation, the social investment …

Retired FIFA referee Richard Atifu has passed away following a car accident last Saturday. Despite being immediately rushed to Ridge Hospital in Accra, he did not survive. Atifu was a distinguished figure in football refereeing, having presided over numerous high-profile matches both domestically and internationally.   https://twitter.com/kessbenmedia/status/1647169183787159554?s=20     He …

FIFA has banned four Uruguay players including Fernando Muslera and José María Giménez for four games each on Friday for aggressively confronting match officials when the team was eliminated from the World Cup last month. Veterans Edinson Cavani and Diego Godín are also to serve one-game bans when Uruguay next …

Fifa has approved 26-man squads for this year’s World Cup in Qatar.   The move is in line with recent national competitions and is an expansion on the 23-man squads that had been used before the coronavirus pandemic. Fifa also said up to 15 substitutes can be named for a …

World football governing body, FIFA has ignored picking any Ghanaian Referee after selecting 8 officials from other African countries to officiate at this year’s World cup in Qatar.   FIFA shortlisted the eight African referees among 36 referees, 63 assistant referees and 36 VAR officials who will be selected for …

Football enthusiast, Kwabena Frimpong has expressed his disappointment in the World Governing Football body, FIFA for ignoring Ghana’s legend Asamoah Gyan in the just ended draw in Qatar. The group stage draw for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, running from 21 November to 18 December 2022, took place at the …

FIFA have suspended Russia from competing in international games until further notice due to their invasion of Ukraine. The suspension means Russia will not play its European World Cup play-off semi-final against Poland on March 24.     Russia’s clubs have also been suspended from European competition by UEFA – which …