Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President George Afriyie has stated he is unsurprised that current GFA President Kurt Okraku has not stepped down, attributing this to a lack of self-reflection.
Today marks five years since Okraku assumed office in 2019 and reacting to that, Afriyie noted the national team’s steady decline in performance at major tournaments, with the recent FIFA rankings reflecting the struggles under Okraku’s leadership.
Afriyie also pointed to credibility issues within Ghana’s top-tier league, which he claims faces extensive manipulation by GFA Executive Council Members.
In an exclusive interview with Citi Sports, he echoed GHALCA President Kudjoe Fianoo’s call for Okraku to resign.
I’m saying that elsewhere is that not what is done if you fail to deliver you just resign and it’s done but it’s not typical in a Ghanaian DNA so for that me I know that will not happen so that’s why I will not even bother with my time to call him to resign because he won’t resign.
I mean for them and those in administration and they think that they are doing very very very well but people like Mr Kudjoe Fianoo have been around for so many years and knows how Ghana football has been run over the years and that if Mr Fianoo says Kurt Okraku has failed, that’s a fact.
First of all in our leagues they should take their hands off the running of the Premier League.
The Premier League and the Division 1 League is too much being manipulated.
They are not doing that. There are too many manipulations.
When Kurt Okraku assumed office in October 2019, the Black Stars were ranked 51st in the world and 7th in Africa.
Fast forward to 2024, and Ghana now finds itself ranked 73rd globally and 14th on the continent.
The Black Stars have failed to win a single match in their last two AFCON tournaments, despite facing opponents ranked much lower than them, such as Gabon (84th), Comoros (118th), Mozambique (99th), and Cape Verde (65th).
