Monday 27th January, 2020
By
Simon Asare, GNA
Accra, Jan. 27, GNA
– Mr. Kurt E.S Okraku, President of the
Ghana Football Association (GFA), has reaffirmed the FA’s commitment to improve
the standard of officiating across all competitions in the country.
According to the
President, they had been engaging the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) in
outlining the right system of checks and balances to help enhance their
capacity and also improve performance.
Mr. Okraku speaking
at a press briefing said an amount of GH¢300,000.00 has been paid to RAG as first
tranch of payment of debts owed the association, with regards to officiating
fees.
He said the FA was
fully committed to clearing all outstanding debt.
“We are almost
done with our transport strategy to ensure that the lives of our referees are
comfortable than they use to be.
“Soon we shall
be announcing a relationship with the State Transport Corporation and they
would be a key partner in ensuring that referees for the GPL, Division One and
Women’s Premier League have access to easy transport,” he said.
He added that they
were discussions with hotels as partners, to take care of the accommodation and
feeding of referees during matches.
Mr. Okraku announced
that they have ordered for new communications gadgets to be used by referees in
the Ghana Premier League (GPL) and would soon be available to all referees,
which formed part of the grand attempt to improve officiating.
GNA