The
spokesperson of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Erasmus Kwaw has hinted
that the top hierarchy of the athletics body was considering a review towards
the lifting of an indefinite suspension on junior Olympic champion Martha
Bissah.
He said the GAA will finally lift the ban and
permit the youngster to compete for Ghana in international events as long as
she meets the qualification times.
Speaking on
Accra based Asempa FM over the weekend; Mr. Kwaw said “The GAA Congress
referred the decision on the Martha Bissah ban and the fate of those who sent
the GAA to court to the Executive Board. The Executive Board is set to have its
first meeting this month (September) after which a decision will most likely be
taken.”
For the last four years, Martha has been frozen
out of national assignments, mainly because she has struggled to make the
qualification times and partly because of her suspension.
Bissah, who is now based in the USA, cannot
represent Ghana at any event as she is serving an indefinite suspension after
failing to substantiate bribery allegations levelled against executives last
year and there are fears the budding talent will be lured to switch her
nationality.
Earlier this year, Martha Bissah, admonished the
Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, to back his words with
action and get the GAA to lift the ban placed on her.
According to her, that was the only way
authorities could show that they were interested in her competing for Ghana.
“I am waiting for the minister to lift the
ban placed on me by the GAA. That is what he said when he was appointed, so I
can only wait before I make any decisions on my relationship with the national
team,” the 21-year-old 800 metres junior Olympics champion told the media
from her US base. –Ghanaweb
