{"id":1225800,"date":"2022-10-16T13:09:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T13:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/16\/kurt-okraku-re-elected-as-president-of-wafu-zone-b\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T13:09:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T13:09:44","slug":"kurt-okraku-re-elected-as-president-of-wafu-zone-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/16\/kurt-okraku-re-elected-as-president-of-wafu-zone-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Okraku re-elected as President of WAFU Zone B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"433\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-15-211637-696x433.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2022-10-15 211637\"\/><\/div>\n<p>President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has been re-elected as President of the West African Football Union (WAFU Zone B) for a new four-year mandate.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after no other candidate filed nominations to contest him for the leadership of the sub-regional body.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-15-at-1.54.06-PM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>He was sworn into office on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the WAFU B General Assembly in Cote D\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>President Simeon-Okraku took over from Djibrilla Hima Hamidou of Niger who stood down from the position in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>President Simeon-Okraku has worked tirelessly to revive competition and bring modernity to football administration in the Zone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-15-at-1.51.49-PM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The General Assembly is the supreme legislative organ of the football block where key decisions are taken for implementation by the WAFU Zone B Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>Federation Presidents, CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba, General Secretaries of the seven Associations within the sub-region, and some guests attended the General Assembly on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>President Simeon-Okraku in his acceptance speech called for stronger collaboration among Member Associations to ensure that the sub-regions record as the hub and cradle for African Football was preserved.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"DuuuSStBLTM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road Accidents: Okaikwei North and Ayawaso West assemblies demolish shops around Achimota (14-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DuuuSStBLTM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has been re-elected as President of the West African Football Union (WAFU Zone B) for a new four-year mandate. 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