{"id":76763,"date":"2023-06-16T15:21:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/16\/kurt-okraku-must-be-retained-as-gfa-president\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T15:21:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:21:28","slug":"kurt-okraku-must-be-retained-as-gfa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/16\/kurt-okraku-must-be-retained-as-gfa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Okraku must be retained as GFA president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"415\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-16-122706-696x415.png\"   alt=\"Dr. Gifty Oware-Mensah\" title=\"Dr. Gifty Oware-Mensah\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Gifty Oware-Mensah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Owner of Berry Ladies FC, Dr\u00a0Gifty Oware-Mensah, believes Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kurt Okraku and his administration has done well and must be retained to continue with what he has started.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Okraku and his administration will have their term in office end in October later this year.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the current administration has reviewed some aspects of the game, especially women\u2019s football.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>She, however, admitted that the administration has its shortfalls but they can improve if the current administration is retained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think being an owner of a football club, I think Kurt Okraku\u2019s administration has done well and it starts with women having a representative on the Executive Council in the name of Madam Madam\u00a0Habiba Atta Forson and a lot of goodies,\u201d he told Mavis Amanor during an interaction on\u00a0AGOKANSIE NKOMMO on Adom TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time, women\u2019 Football is now on television. In terms of sponsorship, the FA has been able to secure a sponsorship for Women\u2019s Football. There have been a lot of workshops for CEOs of football clubs. There is an initiative of the catch them young policy which will help groom referees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWAFU Zone B tournaments have been played in Kumasi for the first time so I believe that is what an administration can do and the FA cannot do everything. We wish they can do everything but I think it is a work\u00a0in progress and they keep doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quizzed if Mr Okraku should be elected as GFA boss, she said,\u00a0\u201cLooking at his manifesto and other things, why not?.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AGOKANSIE NKOMMO airs on Adom TV every Sunday at 12:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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=\"aw_l6mqS260\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premtobre Sports - Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (16-06-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aw_l6mqS260?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>Dr. Gifty Oware-Mensah Owner of Berry Ladies FC, Dr\u00a0Gifty Oware-Mensah, believes Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kurt Okraku and his administration has done well and must be retained to continue with what he has started. 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