The chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Ben Koufie, has filed his nomination papers to contest a position on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee.

Speaking to the GNA Sports on Thursday, Mr Koufie said he entered the race because he has confidence in his ability and hopes his membership would help in taking positive decisions about the game on the continent.

"Football administration requires a lot of knowledge and experience in the game and I think I have enough of those and the clout to become an executive member of CAF."

The GFA chairman said he has established contacts with some members of the CAF congress and has received encouraging messages from them about his candidature.

"The response has been tremendous and overwhelming and I believe I would win the election and indeed make my presence felt in the executive committee by being open minded and conscientious in my contributions to the businesses of the house."

He said he was aware that Nigeria and Cote D' Ivoire have also entered the race but was undaunted because of his long and dedicated service to CAF in his capacity as a technical instructor.

Togo, the Gambia, Benin and Burkina Faso are the other countries in Zone Three, which must be represented on the executive committee from January 2002.

The elections would take place in Bamako, Mali when the CAF congress convenes to deliberate on pertinent issues and fill vacancies in the various committees before the Cup of African Nations (CAN) 2002 kicks off.