{"id":82922,"date":"2023-07-11T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T08:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/11\/osei-palmer-hints-at-dropping-from-upcoming-gfa-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T08:11:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T08:11:45","slug":"osei-palmer-hints-at-dropping-from-upcoming-gfa-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/11\/osei-palmer-hints-at-dropping-from-upcoming-gfa-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Osei Palmer hints at dropping from upcoming GFA elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President and owner of Tema Youth FC, Wilfred Kwaku Osei (Palmer), has hinted that he\u00a0will not contest in the upcoming Elective Congress slated for October.<\/p>\n

The renowned and respected football administrator contested for the Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential seat in 2019 but was disqualified by the Vetting Committee of the Normalization Committee\u00a0chaired by Mr Frank Davies Esq.<\/p>\n

Palmer\u00a0was disqualified on grounds of his club\u2019s failure to pay 10 per cent of Joseph Paintsil\u2019s transfer fee of 3 million euros from Hungarian side, Ferencv\u00e1rosi Torna Club, to Belgian club, KRC Genk.<\/p>\n

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However, his appeal for a stay of execution of the GFA presidential election at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) until the determination of the case was dismissed, paving the way for the election, which was eventually won by Kurt Okraku.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Graphic Sports in an interview, Palmer who served in several roles during Kwesi Nyantakyi\u2019s administration\u00a0hinted that he had not even given the GFA elections a thought yet this time around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling better now but as for the GFA elections, I have not given it a thought yet,\u201d the former Executive Committee member affirmed.<\/p>\n

It is not clear whether Palmer\u2019s decision has anything to do with his recent ill health, but he told this paper that he was enjoying a clean bill of health now.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tema Youth is currently threatened by relegation to Division Two following an order by the GFA Player Status Committee asking the club to settle their indebtedness to Young RedBull FC in respect of the onward transfer fee of Joseph Paintsil.<\/p>\n

The outcome of Tema Youth\u2019s appeal, which is pending before CAS, will determine their fate in the Division One Zone Three league after finishing bottom in the 2022\/2023 league due to a points deduction.<\/p>\n

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