Division One League side King Faisal Football Club has escalated its standoff with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging the legality of the association’s recent ordinary congress and the resolutions passed.
In a petition dated September 15, 2025, and filed through its legal representatives, Evans Adika Law, the club argued that the GFA acted unlawfully by proceeding with the August 12 congress despite being formally served with a notice of injunction.
“The Ghana Football Association (GFA) was formally served with a legal challenge to the alleged Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on August 12, 2025, and the resolution allegedly passed during that meeting,” the petition stated.
King Faisal is now seeking redress at CAS in Lausanne, Switzerland, where it is asking the tribunal to nullify the congress and address what it describes as serious governance and procedural breaches.
“This challenge, filed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, seeks to address significant governance and procedural irregularities that undermine the legitimacy of the GFA’s actions related to and during the alleged AGM. King Faisal Football Club asserts that the GFA’s inaction and actions render the August 12, 2025, AGM and its outcomes invalid,” the club stressed.
In its complaint, King Faisal outlined five key grounds for contesting the congress:
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Abridged notice period without the unanimous consent of members.
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Undisclosed real and potential conflicts of interest involving the chairperson of the AGM.
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Improper bundling of issues voted on and instances of over-voting.
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Denial of a poll after a show of hands.
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Undue influence.
The club is seeking several remedies from CAS, including:
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An injunction restraining the GFA from implementing or enforcing the resolutions pending arbitration.
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A declaration that the August 12 congress and its resolutions are null and void due to conflicts of interest and procedural breaches.
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An order recusing the GFA Executive Council from participating in remedial measures.
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An order directing the GFA to amend the Normalisation Statute in line with Ghanaian law and register it with the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC).
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An order barring the current GFA President from influencing any future amendments to the terms of his office while still in power.
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Costs and any other relief deemed appropriate by CAS.
King Faisal further cited what it called the GFA’s “longstanding procedural failures,” particularly its failure to deposit the Normalisation Statute with the ORC following the FIFA Normalisation Committee’s tenure from August 2018 to October 2019, as a root cause of continuing governance lapses.
The club’s action represents a major escalation in its feud with the GFA, with the CAS ruling expected to carry far-reaching implications for football governance in Ghana.
