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FIFA monitoring Ghana after FA raid

FIFA does not tolerate government interference in football and in October it briefly suspended Nigeria following court action against directors of the federation.

"We are monitoring the situation (in Ghana)," FIFA said after Tuesday's police raid on the Ghana FA (GFA) in Accra.

The GFA said plain-clothed officers from the country's Economic and Organised Crime Unit (EOCU) removed nine computers and took the mobile phones of some staff in the raid.

"I believe that this is clearly an affront to the rule of law and without respect for good corporate governance," GFA spokesman Randy Abbey added.

The GFA said the seizure of documents had "stalled all administrative functions".

The country was nearly suspended shortly after the World Cup when President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the team's withdrawal from international football for the next two years in retribution for their first-round exit in South Africa.

In October, FIFA suspended Nigeria over political interference, which it said included court actions against Nigerian federation officials and the government's meddling in the national league.

The suspension of a country's FA means its national teams cannot play matches at any age level while its clubs are also banned from international competitions. Annual grants from FIFA are also cut off.