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Madam Habiba Atta Forson is the only woman elected onto the highest decision-making body of the Ghana Football Association.

Meet the 74-year-old woman elected onto GFA Executive Council | Pulse Ghana

Thomas Freeman Yeboah

<p>After having failed on several attempts, she found favour with delegates as he beat off a close contest from young and energetic Madam Evelyn Nsiah Asare.</p>

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<p>Habiba Atta, 74 polled eight votes, whereas Madam Evelyn Nsiah Asare got seven votes to secure the only slot on the GFA Executive Council allocated for women’s football.</p>

<p>Veteran Sports journalist Madam Rosalind Amoh got a single vote while Edna Quagraine got no vote at all to place them were third and fourth respectively.</p>

<p>In 2015, Madam Habiba Atta lost to Leanier Addy, who was implicated in the Numer 12 expose’ by multiple-award-winning journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.</p>

<p>Habiba Atta is touted as the person who introduced women’s football in Ghana.</p>

<p>She founded Fabulous Ladies, one of the elite women football team in Ghana.</p>

<p>As of now, many football-loving fans think Fabulous Ladies is the women’s team of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, but it was the brainchild of Madam Habiba Atta.</p>

Meet the 74-year-old woman elected onto GFA Executive Council

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