{"id":101140,"date":"2023-09-20T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/official-list-of-2023-gfa-elections-candidates-released\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T08:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:00:21","slug":"official-list-of-2023-gfa-elections-candidates-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/official-list-of-2023-gfa-elections-candidates-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Official list of 2023 GFA Elections candidates released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"511\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-19-181434-696x511.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-09-19 181434\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Elections Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have released the\u00a0official list of candidates for the upcoming\u00a02023 GFA Elections.<\/p>\n<p>In the list released on Tuesday evening, Kurt Okraku, who is the President of GFA\u00a0is going unopposed.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the decision by the Appeals Committee to throw out George Afriyie\u2019s disqualification\u00a0appeal filed in a bid to make him eligible to contest the elections.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Gifty Afia Oware-Mensah who is the sole candidate running for the office of the Women\u2019s Football Clubs slot will also go unopposed\u00a0on the Executive Council.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, GFA has announced that the Elective Congress will now be held on October 5, 2023,\u00a0at the\u00a0Global Dream\u00a0Hotel, Tamale.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the Official list of candidates for the respective positions:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-19-at-15.14.31-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-19-at-15.14.35-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-19-at-15.14.48-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\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=\"cbZ1iHvAbzo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sickle Cell:  AT Touching Lives organizes blood donation in aid of sickle cell warriors (19-9-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbZ1iHvAbzo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Elections Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have released the\u00a0official list of candidates for the upcoming\u00a02023 GFA Elections. 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