Swedru All Blacks Communications Director Nathaniel Obeng says Kurt Okraku’s resignation as Ghana Football Association (GFA) President would not solve the Black Stars’ problems.
Ghana suffered a 4-2 home defeat to The Gambia in their second Group C qualifier for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, surrendering a two goal lead at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The defeat followed a 2-0 loss to Côte d’Ivoire, leaving Ghana bottom of Group C without a point. Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia lead the group with six points each.
The Black Stars’ poor start has raised concerns over their chances of qualifying for the 2027 AFCON, with Ghana at risk of missing the tournament for a second consecutive edition.
Obeng, however, believes the problems go beyond the GFA leadership and should be addressed at a systemic level.
“My personal view is that if we personalise it, this situation that we are finding ourselves in, we’ve been here before. There was a whole lot of campaign to get somebody out of the system. So the person was ousted, a new person came, and now we are complaining about the same thing.
“So, meaning, it might be that it is not an individual problem; it’s a systematic problem. I believe getting Kurt Okraku out of the system won’t solve the problem. It is a system problem.”
The Black Stars will return to action in November against Somalia, with both qualifiers scheduled to be played at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Ghana will need positive results from those matches to revive their qualification campaign and move off the bottom of Group C.
