GFA Congress approves GHC50,000 nomination fee for FA Presidential aspirants
It has been officially confirmed that ahead of the 2023 GFA elections, each presidential aspirant will have to fork out a whopping sum of GHC50,000 as the nomination fee.
This amount was approved by the GFA Congress at the just-ended Ordinary Congress held in Kumasi.
The proposed fee of GHC50,000 marks a significant surge of 900% from the GHC5,000 charged during the previous elections in 2019, won by Kurt Edwin-Simeone Okraku.
Citing the mounting expenses associated with conducting the elections, including logistics, transportation, and accommodation, Ghana’s football governing body justified the need for the fee increment which was approved without any opposition.
In other nomination fee approvals, aspirants for the Executive Council and Regional Football Associations (RFA) Chairmen will pay GHC15,000 and GHC10,000 respectively from the GHC2,500 paid four years ago.
Aspirants for the RFA slot for the Executive Council, RFA Executive Council, District Chairmen, and District Executive Council will be charged GHC5,000, GHC2,000, GHC1,000 and GHC500 respectively.
Female Aspirants are expected to pay 50% of the various fees.
The official date for the elections is not out yet but the GFA has confirmed that a roadmap is in place as the curtain draws down on Kurt Okraku’s first term of office.
