FIFA has rejected a proposal from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to expand the membership of its Congress from 124 to 146, GHANAsoccernet.com Headquarters can confirm.
The proposal, which aimed to broaden representation across Ghanaian football, has been set aside by the world governing body, maintaining the current composition of Congress.
As part of its broader statutory reform initiative, the GFA proposed to add 12 additional members representing the remaining clubs in the Women's Premier League and introduce 10 more representatives from various interest groups and bodies within the football ecosystem However, FIFA declined to approve the amendment, indicating that the current Congress structure should remain unchanged at this time.
Among the numerous proposals submitted during the GFA's comprehensive review of its statutes, only two received approval from FIFA: The term limit for the GFA President will now be extended from two to three terms, aligning the Association's governance structure with that of CAF and FIFA.
