Alhaji Nurudeen Jawula, chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Wednesday that Ghana would qualify to contest elections to the CAF executive committee next year.
Speaking to the GNA Sports, the GFA Chairman said membership of the Executive committee has been zoned into various regions on the continent for specific periods and that it will be the turn of Ghana's group to fill a position.
He intimated that candidates will have to be nominated by their respective countries to vie for the seat and Ghana stands the chance to triumph because of the excellent relationship that the GFA has courted with other Football Associations in the sub region.
Alhaji Jawula said the GFA has the confidence of the top hierarchy of CAF and it will be appropriate if a Ghanaian gets the nod to be part of the decision making process on football on the continent.
On his tenure as GFA chairman, he said he has done his duty to the best of his ability and would like to be judged by history.
"I have served the country on the local and international fronts conscientiously and I have no regrets what so ever".
The GFA chairman said the most challenging aspect of the office is dealing with the clubs because while some are straight forward, others always pursued their hidden agenda and made the work cumbersome.
"I have tried as much as possible to remain neutral by delegating the making of some decisions to the various committees.
"My greatest determination when I took office was to put Ghana back on the international map and I feel fulfilled that a healthy relationship now exists between us and CAF while we enjoy the goodwill of FIFA".
He said he has opened up the GFA to the media as much as possible to publicise its activities and educate the masses to push the game forward and he is happy that our chances of qualifying to a World Cup are brightest this time around.
He assured Ghanaians that every thing is on course towards the Black Stars victory in Kinshasa on Sunday and against Liberia in Accra on January 27.
"The technical team is busy with the boys and we have concluded logistics and travel arrangements and with Allah on our side, we shall conquer".
Alhaji Jawula said he enjoys an excellent relationship with the players and his colleagues on the GFA but regretted that some of the board members have become passive lately.
The GFA chairman attributed the aloofness of some of the board members to declarations they had made to succeed him.
He said he still has the loyalty of Mr Sylvester Mensah, Mr Worlanyo Agrah and Mr Bram Larbi and since they form a quorum, they take decisions in the interest of the game.
On why many people declared their intentions to contest elections to his position, Alhaji Jawula said the GFA chairmanship is perceived by many as a high profile and glamorous job without regard to the challenges entailed in it.
Asked if he would bid for a second term if nominated, he said he is discussing the issue with his family and would make his intentions known at the appropriate time.
