FIFA Director Member Associations Africa Gelson Fernades visited the GFA Technical Directorate on Thursday, to understand the workings of the department.

Fernandes who is on a two-day working visit to Ghana was in the company of President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku and General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo.

The former Udinese and Manchester City player was welcome to the Secretariat by Technical Director Bernhard Lippert and Director of Coaching Education Professor Joseph Kwame Mintah.

He was later introduced to Referees Manager Alex Kotey, Head of Women’s Football desk Ama Brobey Williams, Desmond Offei, High performance Officer, Nii Lartey, Talent and Youth development officer and Maxwell Ceasar Kemmeh, administrator of the Directorate.

Areas discussed include, Pathway for player development, strategic plan for grassroots and youth development, capacity building, Coach Education, and putting in place the right structures for talent development.

Our photographer Felix Anyane has been following the former Swiss international and sent these photos through:

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