The Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Fred Pappoe has advised the GFA Normalization Committee against their decision to change the name and logo of the Association.
Speaking to Ohene Bampoe-Brenya on Happy FM’s ‘ Anopa Bosuo Sports’, Mr Pappoe disclosed that “I am not a lawyer but common sense tells me that only Directors or owners of an entity can change its name or logo and governance structure. I think from these recommendations one can see an intention to do away with the GFA as it exists now. Whoever made these recommendations must explain things to Congress before members can decide on whether to vote for or against”.
He further stated that “I don’t see the relevance of changing name and structure unless the proponents convince us as to why we need these changes. In any case, Congress must ratify these recommendations before they can come to life”.
“The recommendations put forward will make the structure of the GFA different from other Federations and the justification for that should be made clear”, he added.
The Normalization Committee have been receiving a lot of backlash from Ghanaians following their intention of changing the name of the association from Ghana Football Association GFA) to Association of Ghana Football (AGF), as well as the logo.