Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), George Afriyie, has highlighted nepotism in Kurt Okraku’s administration as one of the plagues destroying Ghana football.
The GFA Presidential hopeful voiced his frustration at the appointments made in Kurt Okraku’s four year tenure in office which concludes in the coming months.
Afriyie filed his nomination to contest the GFA Presidency and says he is ready to reveal the hidden rot to the general public in the coming days.
In the coming days, we will be educating our brothers, the people who spend their monies in their pocket, the people who waste their time to run football, we will be telling them every single truth.
We have been made to believe that, Mr. Kurt Okraku is creating wealth for all, is a good thing, but he is creating wealth for Dreams FC only, it is clear.
If three members of his technical team, make to the World Cup and every body pockets an appearance fee of $100,000. How much has Kurt’ team[Dreams FC]made? $300,000.
How much have the other teams made, Hearts of Oak, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Medeama SC, how much have they made? he queried
The wealth is not been created for all, the wealth is been created for a few friends and cronies.
We are going to speak the truth, we are not going to malign anybody, we are not going to defame anybody, but we will tell the truth.
Kurt Okraku’s administration has come under severe scrutiny with regards to persons employed to serve at the Football Association premises.
Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku, has however responded to accusations that he appoints individuals with personal connections.
In an interview with South African media outlet Super Sport, Okraku defended the GFA’s appointments, stating that they are solely based on merit.
Okraku acknowledged that when they assumed office, the football ecosystem in Ghana was in disarray. To address this, he and his team sought individuals who were committed to fulfilling their mandate.
During his tenure, Okraku highlighted the significant strides made by himself and the Executive Council in serving Ghanaian football.
He emphasized their focus on fulfilling the right objectives, stating, “Myself and the Executive Council have ensured that we have ticked a lot of right boxes.”
Their achievements included successfully resuming all competitions after the suspension resulting from the Anas expose, as well as effectively addressing the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, during which football activities were halted for over a year.
Okraku and his team also dedicated efforts to revive domestic competitions and rejuvenate juvenile football across all districts of the country.