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Day: May 27, 2020

Frederick Acheampong to lead new GFA referee structure
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Frederick Acheampong to lead new GFA referee structure

Executive Council member, Frederick Acheampong leads a list of officials who have been appointed to serve on various panels in the new refereeing structure of the federation. The CAF Match Coordinator has been appointed to chair the newly created Referees Assessors and Classification Panel. He will be joined by retired FIFA referee Justice Yeboah and Emmanuella Aglago as members. The trio is responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of referees by giving advice and constructive comments to help the development of the referees while also using a marking system. They shall also analyze the performance of referees in the matches in their various categories under the auspices of the Ghana Football Association. They are also responsible for grading and classification of re...
Alexander Kotey appointed as referees manager
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Alexander Kotey appointed as referees manager

With the approval of the Executive Council, the General Secretary has appointed Alexander Neequaye Kotey as the Referees Manager of the Ghana Football Association. Mr. Alexander Kotey came tops following a rigorous recruitment process by the Association. The Referees Manager will head the Refereeing Department of the GFA and shall report to the General Secretary. The Referees Manager will perform, among others, the following duties: - Assist the Referees Committee - Implement decisions adopted by the Referees Committee - Carry out all tasks related to the logistics of Refereeing - Carry out all administrative duties of the Refereeing Department, and - Implement programmes to develop Referees according to the guidelines approved by the Referees Committee. The app...
FBI probing death of black man seen pinned down by police and saying, ‘I can’t breathe’
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FBI probing death of black man seen pinned down by police and saying, ‘I can’t breathe’

The Federal Bureau of Investigation will probe the death of a black man who died shortly after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after disturbing video emerged on social media showing a police officer with his knee on the man's neck as the man repeatedly yells out, "I can't breathe." "I can't breathe, please, the knee in my neck," the man said in a video showing a police officer pinning him to the ground. "I can't move ... my neck ... I'm through, I'm through." In an image made from video posted to Facebook, a Minneapolis police officer kneels on the neck of a man identified by a family attorney as George Floyd, May 25, 2020. Floyd died shortly after the incident.In an image made from video posted to Facebook, a Minneapolis police officer kneels on the neck of a...