{"id":449032,"date":"2017-12-21T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/herbert-mensah-diplomatic-about-ghana-fa-top-job\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T14:30:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T14:30:29","slug":"herbert-mensah-diplomatic-about-ghana-fa-top-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/herbert-mensah-diplomatic-about-ghana-fa-top-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbert Mensah &#8221;diplomatic&#8221; about Ghana FA top job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 21 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/65187892.295.jpg\" alt=\"Herbert Mensah 2 2011\" title=\"Herbert Mensah 2 2011\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Herbert Mensah has refused to explicitly pitch himself as Kwesi Nyantakyi&#8217;s successor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813921649\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813921649\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513866629_995_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Asante Kotoko Board Chairman Herbert Mensah has refused to explicitly pitch himself as Kwesi Nyantakyi&#8217;s successor as Ghana Football Association president but &#8221;interested&#8221; in returning to the sport in future. <\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Rugby President&#8217;s name has been on the lips of some football pundits who have looked his direction in suggesting leadership options for the Ghana FA should Nyantakyi exit in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Nyantakyi has openly declared that he will not seek re-election when his tenure expires in two years.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Somehow, somewhere I will quit, I believe that a time will come that I will have to put down my tools, take off my boots and probably put on a different boot,&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I have announced already that after the end of my current term, I will not contest.&#8221; The CAF vice and FIFA council member said on Joy News show UpFront two months ago.<\/p>\n<p>And since then, potential candidates continue to show up. Former Ghana FA Vice President Fred Pappoe has said \u2018\u2019it&#8217;s fairly possible [he would contest]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Randy Abbey, a former communications director of the FA has ruled himself out as a candidate for the Presidency.<\/p>\n<p>However, Herbert Mensah says he would love to be in charge of the Association, but questions &#8221;if the systems are really ready to deal with someone of radical thought?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019I have a track record in terms of managing people, in terms of dealing with global capital and seeking change without compromising certain value systems, the answer is not always yes.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Herbert Mensah has a wealth of experience in football administration, having served as Board Chairman of Asante Kotoko and rival club Ashanti Gold.  <\/p>\n<p>He is credited with making a major contribution to changing the face of Ghanaian football, establishing the SOS (Strategic Outsourcing Solutions) network which provided management services to football and continues to be a link between grass-roots sport and the professional world.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 58 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Thursday, 21 December 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-12-21 Herbert Mensah has refused to explicitly pitch himself as Kwesi Nyantakyi&#8217;s successor Former Asante Kotoko Board Chairman Herbert Mensah has refused to explicitly pitch himself as Kwesi Nyantakyi&#8217;s successor as Ghana Football Association president but &#8221;interested&#8221; in returning to the sport in future. 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