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Ghana's Supreme Court judge elected FIFA disciplinary committee chairman

Xinhua, May 11, 2017 Adjust font size:

A Ghanaian Supreme Court judge, Justice Anin Yeboah, has been elected Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on Thursday.

Justice Yeboah was elected at the football governing body's congress held in Bahrain on Thursday.

Justice Yeboah, who was last May elected to serve on the FIFA Ethics Committee, has served on various judicial bodies of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).

His name has popped up as one of the Supreme Court justices tipped to become Ghana's next Chief Justice.

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Supreme Court judge on his election. Endit