GFA presidential hopeful Mr George Afriyie has sent his congratulatory message to Madam Habiba Atta Forson for her electoral victory in the Ghana Football Association race.

Madam Habiba Attah on Thursday made history by becoming the first woman to be elected to serve on the women's slot of the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association after coasting to the electoral victory by the slimmest margin.

Minutes after the announcement of the results, George Afriyie, who has promised to make develop women's football took to his social media pages to congratulate the founder of Fabulous ladies football club.

"Your long service in the game has been duly rewarded and Ghana football will be in good hands, he said.

"May we join hands to give it our best shot for the nation."

The Kumasi-based Attah was contesting the seat reserved for women's football for the first time in Ghanaian football history and she secured the votes of the club to take per place after the tight race.

The veteran football administrator defeated highly respected Rosalind Amoh, Edna Quagraine and Evelyn Nsiah Asare after gaining eight votes of the clubs in the women's top-flight.

She sneaked past Evelyn Nsiah Asare by just one vote with the university lecturer gathering seven votes.

Rosalind Amoh, who previously worked with the women's league board, got one vote with Quagraine getting zero votes.

Habiba Attah will represent women's football in the incoming Ghana Football Association administration on a legitimate women's seat as there was no slot for women on the Exco in the past.

Linear Addy was the female to serve on the Exco the last time but she won her role from the Constituent Bodies bloc.

The vote continues throughout the day with other positions left to be filled on the executive committee.

Madam Habiba Attah will serve on the Exco for the next four years as this is seen as her reward for working hard for club owners for years.

George Afriyie is in the race of the GFA President Election to be held on Friday, facing stiff contention with five candidates vying for the top job.