Nyantakyi calls for effective leadership

President of the FA, Kwesi Nyantakyi yesterday gave a presentation on leadership when the first business conference on African football opened in Ghana.

The conference on Thursday gathered participants from various backgrounds for the two-day event aimed at improving the business aspect of African football.

Nyantakyi, the Ghana FA President, addressed participants on the topic: “Ensuring Effective Leadership And Governance In African Football In The 21st Century”.

According to Nyantakyi, with his experiences as head of an Africa Football Association and positions on WAFU and CAF, he believes effective leadership is a quality very much in demand to turn around the game on the continent.

"Africa abounds in football talent. Its incumbent on all of us to adopt the right leadership and governance modules to raise the level of football in Africa from the current level of deprivation, neglect and a lack of adequate financial and material resources to one of excellence, efficiency and resourcefulness," Kwesi Nyantakyi said.

Other experts who addressed participants at the opening day of the conference included Ghana-born ex-France captain Marcel Desailly, ex-Ghana international Tony Baffoe, Supersport International director Gary Rathbone and former BBC Africa football editor Martin Davies.