{"id":241744,"date":"2024-10-30T02:43:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/30\/gfa-president-kurt-okraku-applauds-black-sharks-for-best-ever-beach-soccer-afcon-finish\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T02:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:43:17","slug":"gfa-president-kurt-okraku-applauds-black-sharks-for-best-ever-beach-soccer-afcon-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/30\/gfa-president-kurt-okraku-applauds-black-sharks-for-best-ever-beach-soccer-afcon-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA President Kurt Okraku applauds Black Sharks for best-ever Beach Soccer AFCON finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/558\/55804823.295.jpg\" alt=\"The team placed 5th at the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024\" title=\"The team placed 5th at the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024\" width=\"295\" height=\"193\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The team placed 5th at the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku praised Ghana\u2019s Beach Soccer team, the Black Sharks, for their strong showing at the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The team recently returned from Cairo, Egypt, where they placed 5th, marking their best performance in the tournament\u2019s history, and they paid a visit to the GFA Secretariat in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>During their visit, top scorer Alexander Adjei and goalkeeper Robert Nyadedzor presented their awards to President Okraku, who expressed pride in their commitment and the passion they bring to beach soccer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud of your achievements. Your hard work and determination have not gone unnoticed. This experience will serve as a valuable lesson for us moving forward,\u201d Okraku said.<\/p>\n<p>This latest finish is impressive for the Black Sharks, surpassing previous rankings of seventh place in the 2015 and 2016 tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>With this promising performance, Ghana\u2019s beach soccer team has their sights set on climbing even higher in future competitions, as the sport continues to grow rapidly across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team placed 5th at the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024 Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku praised Ghana\u2019s Beach Soccer team, the Black Sharks, for their strong showing at the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024. 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