{"id":91088,"date":"2023-08-12T08:23:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T08:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/12\/football-under-kurt-okraku-has-declined\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T08:23:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T08:23:40","slug":"football-under-kurt-okraku-has-declined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/12\/football-under-kurt-okraku-has-declined\/","title":{"rendered":"Football under Kurt Okraku has declined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2235455662632_195535650476.jpg\"   alt=\"George Afriyie\" title=\"George Afriyie\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Afriyie <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>George Afriyie has insisted that football under Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kurt Okraku, has massively declined.<\/p>\n<p>He made these comments after filing his nomination to contest for the GFA presidency.<\/p>\n<p>According to the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President, fans don\u2019t fill the stadium when it is even a free gate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is that for the past four years, our football has declined,\u201d he said after filing the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time in the history of the country, Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak opened the free gate but still the stadium was empty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Ghanaians believe that the performance of the national teams have improved, then I don\u2019t need to contest again,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the GFA Elective Congress is expected to happen on September 27 at\u00a0the Redaach Memorial Hotel in Tamale.<\/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=\"VBsN4abo60g\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Electricity: Tano North MP facilities connection of seven communities to national grid (11-8-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBsN4abo60g?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>George Afriyie George Afriyie has insisted that football under Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kurt Okraku, has massively declined. 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