'While fans are unhappy, football people are happy with Kurt' – Ampofo Ankrah

The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, has disclosed that football administrators are delighted with Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku despite calls by fans for his resignation.

According to him, his interactions with some football stakeholders revealed that they fully back the GFA president's administration and management of football activities.

The astute sports journalist noted that the situation is quite different among neutrals and football fans in the country, as most of them are aggrieved by Kurt's management of football, with the national teams continuing to struggle during his tenure.

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Speaking in an interview with Joy Prime TV, Ampofo Ankrah revealed that he plans to hold talks with Kurt Okraku when he returns to the country to deliberate on ways to address the challenges in Ghana football.

“The Kurt Okraku issue is beyond one person. I don't think one person would be able to control football the way people think Kurt Okraku is controlling football. He has a backup system, he has a base, he has supporters, and he has football people who are actually allowing him to do whatever, whether right or wrong. So we need to also check that football structure around him. For some reason, they think Kurt is doing a great job. I spoke to him this afternoon. I said, 'Charlie, we need to talk. People are not happy.'

"He's still in the US, obviously because of FIFA programmes and meetings that he has to attend. But clearly, people are not happy, and we need to take a decision. I agree about the structures around him. If he is out, or if we say that we want him out, from what I'm gathering, they're happy with Kurt,” he said.

The NSA boss stressed that it is time for an overhaul of the football fraternity, even if it requires the intervention of an independent body, to prevent the situation from worsening.

“Look, we are football people. We invest. They are our clubs, our players, so we should decide what happens. But what if what you're deciding is wrong and you cannot see it? So we need that bird's-eye view. We need an independent body somehow to come in there and say, 'No, this is the limit.' We need to change a lot of things about the way we run our football. Otherwise, the vicious cycle will continue. Clearly, we're not doing something right,” he added.

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Yaw Ampofo Ankrah weighs in on calls for Kurt Okraku’s removal as GFA President

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