The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) has set a new date for the verdict of the case between Wilfred Osei Palmer and the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
CAS said the verdict will be announced on August 4, 2020. They had initially set July 17, 2020, as the date to deliver their verdict.
According to a CAS statement, the extension is pursuant to Article R59 of the Code of Sports-related Arbitration.
Palmer dragged GFA to CAS following his ‘unfair’ disqualification from contesting the 2019 GFA Presidential elections.
The Tema Youth owner was disqualified by the now-defunct Normalisation Committee / Elections Committee from contesting the elections.
He was disqualified on two grounds: One was his failure to pay the 10% mandatory fee to the GFA following the transfer of his player Joseph Paintsil to Belgian side KRC Genk.
If Palmer wins the case, as part of the relieves he’s seeking, the results of the last FA presidential elections will be declared null and void for a fresh elections to be held.
Also, if CAS throws out Palmer’s case, Kurt Okraku will continue to serve his four-year term as GFA President.
