The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association called on President of the Republic H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, December 20,2023, to officially introduce members of the newly elected Council to him and to seek his support in their quest to provide equitable leadership to bring Ghana Football back to the top.
The new Executive Council was elected into office on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at an elective congress in Tamale for a four year term. Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif (Hon.), who facilitated the meeting, was in attendance.
The Executive Council was led by President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku. Others included Vice President Mark Addo, Dr. Randy Abbey, Nana Sarfo Oduro, Dr. Gifty Oware-Mensah, Samuel Aboabire, and Kingsley Osei Bonsu. The rest are James Kwasi Appiah, Alhaji Abu Hassan, Gideon Fosu, and Eugene Nobel.
"Congratulations are in order on your re-election as President of the GFA, and also to the new Council, I want to congratulate you on winning your various seats to serve on the Board," President Akufo-Addo said.
"As an avid football fan, I am very much aware of the challenges that confront us, as results have not been good in recent games. But you can count on me for the necessary support. "
"We have some very good talents scattered across the globe, so I don't understand why we shouldn't perform in tournaments."
"Ghanaians are obsessed with football, and you have the mandate of ensuring that our game is on the right path. We have the Africa Cup of Nations in a few days, and it is our responsibility to give the technical team and the playing body the needed support to succeed in neighboring Cote D'Ivoire''.
"It's been forty-one years since Ghana won the Africa Cup of Nations. If my memory serves me right, we have played in a couple of finals in recent times and lost on penalties in 2015. Expectations are very high, so let's do our best to make this tournament a success" H.E Nana Akufo-Addo added.
