{"id":75543,"date":"2023-06-12T17:57:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T17:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/12\/our-football-is-not-dead-gfa-boss-kurt-okraku\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T17:57:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T17:57:04","slug":"our-football-is-not-dead-gfa-boss-kurt-okraku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/12\/our-football-is-not-dead-gfa-boss-kurt-okraku\/","title":{"rendered":"Our football is not dead &#8211; GFA boss Kurt Okraku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-20-at-2.00.31-PM-1-1024x683-1-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"GFA boss, Kurt Okraku\" title=\"GFA boss, Kurt Okraku\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">GFA boss, Kurt Okraku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, insists football in the country is alive after Medeama SC was crowned champions of the 2022\/23 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Yellow and Mauve on Sunday were declared champions of the season following the 3-0 win over Tamale City at Akoon Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Okraku,  together with other FA officials and dignitaries, were present at the coronation at Tarkwa, in the Western Region.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>After the presentation of the medals,\u00a0Mr Okraku said,\u00a0\u201cUnbelievable, unbelievable, beyond my expectations. Today we have given a firm statement that we have the passion for our sports, we love our Ghana Premier League\u00a0and our Ghana Premier League\u00a0is alive,\u201d he told\u00a0<strong>StarTimes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we have seen this season, has been an amazing journey. A season that enabled all of us to enjoy football at the highest level of quality. And on the final day, everybody sat on tenterhooks until the last minutes of our game. Ghana football is alive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Medeama SC will represent Ghana in the 2023\/24 CAF Champions League.<\/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=\"eYyIhnzXawQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hughton, you were brought to improve the team and win trophies, - Fire for Fire  on Adom TV (12-6-23\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYyIhnzXawQ?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>GFA boss, Kurt Okraku President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, insists football in the country is alive after Medeama SC was crowned champions of the 2022\/23 campaign. 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