The Chairman of FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee, Justice Anin Yeboah has been sworn in as Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana.
Anin — who has had a successful spell with the world’s football governing body for the past two years — declared his intention to vacate his position when he was vetted by the Appointments Committee of the Ghana Parliament last year.
The 56-year-old got his wish of filling in the vacant Ghana Chief Justice position when he was sworn in on Tuesday.
It means Justice Yeboah will waive his role in FIFA as he begins serving the West African nation.
Yeboah served as the CAF/FIFA Reform Implementation Taskforce for African football.
He was elected as the Chairman of Committee at the 67th FIFA Congress in Bahrain in May 2017.
He was overwhelmingly endorsed for the position after polling 98% of the votes.
The Disciplinary Committee pronounces the sanctions described in the FIFA Statutes and the FIFA Disciplinary Code on member associations, clubs, officials, players, intermediaries and licensed match agents.
Yeboah has also served in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
He was appointed the Chairman of FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee Chair on May 2017 and is currently the fourth longest-serving Justice of the Supreme Court
In September 2019, he was listed onto the CAF/FIFA Reform Implementation Taskforce team for African football.
He was appointed along with five others to carry out reforms within African football.
Yeboah held the position as the Chairman of the Appeal’s Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) from 2004 to 2008.