Ghana FA Appoints Kotey As Referee Manager

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced the appointment of Alexander Neequaye Kotey as the new referee manager.

The 2009 Ghana Referee of the Year, Kotey, will head the refereeing department and assist the referees’ committee, implement decisions adopted by the department and implement programs to develop referees among other others.

A statement posted on the federation website indicates that Kotey will report directly to the GFA’s General Secretary after signing a one-year renewable contract.

The retired FIFA referee officiated at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations held in Ghana. He has also handled games at the CAF U-20 level and the CAF Champions League, where he handled matches up to the semi-final level in 2007.

He is a FIFA – Futuro III technical trainee coach, referee assessor, and also a technical coach and assessor of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

In a related development, GFA said it intends to roll out a comprehensive refereeing development program to recruit and train referee assessors, instructors and referees for Futsal, beach, women’s and grassroots soccer.