The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kurt Okraku has described his outfit as the most transparent entity in the Ghanaian sports fraternity.
He said this when he appeared before a Parliamentary Select Committee on Sport, Culture and Tourism at the hearing titled Day Three of the event. Former GFA technical director Francis Oti Akenteng appeared before the Committee on Day Three.
Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif headlined Day One of the hearing where he stated that Ghana’s 2023 AFCON contingent spent three million dollars on the tournament despite its exit from the group stage. (Click on highlighted text to read full story)
The second day had the National Sports Authority (NSA) appear before the Committee chaired by South Tongu Constituency Member of Parliament, Wisdom Mensah Woyome.
NSA board chairman Seth Panwum has revealed that the Accra Sports Stadium will be ready to host the Black Stars 2025 AFCON qualifier against Sudan on October 11. (Click on highlighted text to read full story)
In his speech, Kurt Okraku strongly defended the presence of Management Committees for Ghana’s National Football Teams despite the fact that each member of the Black Stars Management Committee reportedly earned up to $100,000 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The GFA Boss added that, (Click on highlighted text to read full story)
“Our books are public, audited by CAF five years in a row, audited by FIFA five years in a row. We are the most transparent sports entity you can think of in Ghana. We are working closely with the Ministry of Youth and Sports on all fronts regarding the commitments of the National team.”