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New FIFA Football Agent Regulations – Requirements to become a Ghanaian Football Agent.
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January 9, 2023July 24, 2025Sports Law

New FIFA Football Agent Regulations – Requirements to become a Ghanaian Football Agent.

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Voice Summary by Author:   According to reports, Paul Pogba’s agent, the late Mino Raiola, made £41 million from his client’s 2016 transfer to Manchester United.[1] This transfer and the associated agency fees are often cited as the impetus for the new FIFA regulation of football agents. However, a year before this transfer, many agents increasingly morphed into “intermediaries.” As a...

Can the government dissolve the GFA?
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June 11, 2018July 24, 2025Company Law, Sports Law

Can the government dissolve the GFA?

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On June 7, 2018, the Government through its Minister of Information issued a press release stating that the “…Government has decided to take immediate steps to have [emphasis] the GFA dissolved”. This statement was issued on the back of Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ documentary, Number 12 which unearthed massive corruption in football administration in Ghana between...