FIFA Passes Reform Plans

Fifa members have approved a raft of reforms to the organisation after an overwhelming majority vote at Friday’s Congress in Zurich.

The reform package was passed after 89 per cent of members voted in favour of plans aimed at increasing transparency in Fifa activities and restoring credibility to the organisation following the investigation into corruption over the past year.

Acting president Issa Hayatou urged member associations to support the plans this week in order to prove that Fifa is committed to “a new dawn” after the indictment of a number of officials on conspiracy, fraud and racketeering charges, as well as the suspension of former president Sepp Blatter, who is appealing against the decision to ban him from football for six years over a payment made to ex-Uefa chief Michel Platini.

Of 207 eligible members associations, 179 voted yes to the reforms, despite fervent opposition from Palestine FA head Gonzalo Boye Tuset, who warned that more time should be taken to draft effective proposals to transform FIFA.

Delegates also voted in favour of the dismissal of Canover Watson from the Audit and Compliance Committee after he was convicted on charges of corruption.

 

Via Goal.com

FIFA Passes Reform Plans

GFA Prez To Leave For Zurich Today

President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi will leave Ghana to Switzerland, Zurich for the upcoming FIFA elections.

Ghana, one of the FIFA member nations, will be represented by the Ghana Football Association at the headquarters of the world football governing body for its elections on Friday.

Mr. Nyantakyi who will vote for in the elections will join at sister associations to choose a leader to replace Joseph Sepp  Blatter who was banned from all football related issues for eight years by the FIFA Ethics Committee.

Nyantakyi will be accompanied by his vice president, George Afriyie to the event, which presidential hopeful, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan want postponed.

The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, has asked member associations to give their mandate to president of the Asia Federation, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim.

However, 26 member countries according to Musah Bility, president of the Liberia Football Federation, who was disqualified from the race for the top job in FIFA claim they will go contrary to CAF’s agreement.

GFA Prez To Leave For Zurich Today