It has been officially revealed that each presidential contestant would have to pay a hefty GHC50,000 as a nomination fee ahead of the 2023 GFA elections.
This figure was adopted by the GFA Congress during its recently concluded Ordinary Congress in Kumasi.
The proposed cost of GHC50,000 is a 900% increase over the GHC5,000 levied at the previous elections in 2019, which were won by Kurt Edwin-Simeone Okraku.
Ghana’s football governing body justified the price increase, which was accepted without objection, by citing the rising costs of conducting elections, such as logistics, transportation, and lodging.
Other nomination fees have been approved, with hopefuls for the Executive Council and Regional Football Associations (RFA) Chairmen paying GHC15,000 and GHC10,000, respectively, up from GHC2,500 four years ago.
Aspirants for the RFA Executive Council, RFA Executive Council, District Chairmen, and District Executive Council will be charged GHC5,000, GHC2,000, GHC1,000, and GHC500.
Female candidates are asked to pay 50% of the total costs.
The formal date for the elections has not yet been announced, but the GFA has stated that a timeline is in place as Kurt Okraku’s first term comes to an end.
