FIFA Course for Club Licensing System in Ghana

.....starts on Monday

FIFA will hold a course for key figures in Ghana football from Monday to prepare them for the implementation of the Club Licensing System in Ghana from next season.

Officials from the world governing body will hold the five-day course in Prampram from Monday to give them the necessary training ahead of the implementation of the new concept.

Following Congress' adoption and passing of the Club Licensing Regulations last year, the Ghana Football Association is taking the key step towards the implementation process.

The Administration Course will be run by the GFA in conjunction with FIFA from 15th – 19th July, 2013 at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram to deliberate on the Club Licensing system.

Ghana Football Association President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, selected members of the Executive Committee and RFA chairmen will all be participants at the five-day seminar which will include CEOs of all the Premier League sides.

The Club Licensing Regulations are the basic working documents for member associations that incorporate the minimum requirements and guidelines for every criteria for compliance as a basis for the issuance of a license to any club.

According to the document, every club must fulfill requirements for a license and these are divided into five categories (sporting, infrastructure, personnel and administrative, legal and ?nancial), with each category being split into three grades A-C (mandatory and best-practice recommendation).

*MEDIA ATTENTION: The media is kindly invited to report on two events at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence on Monday. The handing over of the Goal Project Four to Ghana and the Opening of the FIFA Course on Club Licensing System. The two events will be merged and it will be brief. Please endeavor to report by 9:45am as event starts exactly at 10am* * * **