{"id":97944,"date":"2023-09-07T07:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T07:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/i-helped-kurt-okraku-to-win-gfa-presidency\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T07:50:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T07:50:32","slug":"i-helped-kurt-okraku-to-win-gfa-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/i-helped-kurt-okraku-to-win-gfa-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"I helped Kurt Okraku to win GFA Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FgkgFNIXoAECJOS-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Kurt Okraku\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Kwaku Frimpong, the embattled President of AshantiGold SC, has opened up on how he helped Kurt Okraku to win the Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential elections in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he supported former Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nana Yaw Amponsah ahead of the elections but when the elections advanced to a run-off, he made a strategic decision to vote for Kurt Okraku.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gave Nana Yaw Amponsah\u2019s votes to Kurt Okraku during the second round of the 2019 GFA elections. He [Kurt] came to beg me to pay me $1,000.00 for my votes, but I gave my votes to him to win the GFA Presidency,\u201d he said in an interview on <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong>\u2018s <strong>Sports Nite Show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Dr Kwaku Frimpong\u2019s disclosure gives a new twist to the ongoing saga surrounding AshantiGold SC.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s suspension from Ghanaian football due to allegations of match-fixing with Inter Allies on the final day of the 2020\/2021 season has further complicated matters.<\/p>\n<p>Both Dr. Frimpong and his son, Emmanuel Frimpong are currently contesting their bans from all football-related activities at the Accra Human Rights Court.<\/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=\"n_cHhJkB1KA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2023 AFCON Qualifiers: We have to win against Central Africa Republic \u2013 Chris Hugton (6-9-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n_cHhJkB1KA?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. Kwaku Frimpong, the embattled President of AshantiGold SC, has opened up on how he helped Kurt Okraku to win the Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential elections in 2019. 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