Kurt Okraku expressed his commitment to ushering in a new era of football development after being elected President of the Ghana Football Association for a second term on Thursday in Tamale.
Following his resounding victory during the GFA Elective Congress, Okraku received 117 out of 120 votes cast, representing 97.1% of the vote.
Running unopposed after the disqualification of his sole contender, George Afriyie, Okraku expressed his commitment to making Ghanaian football attractive and competitive on all fronts.
In his post-election speech, President Okraku expressed gratitude to the football community for their trust and support.
“Indeed in the last four years, we have made some good steps in fixing the fundamentals of the sport and to ensure that our country is competitive on all fronts’’ President Simeon-Okraku said in his post-election speech.
“The confidence you have reposed in us to go the extra mile to ensuring that our game becomes enjoyable just the way we want to have.”
“I know I made a lot of good friends. At the same time, I know I also know there were enemies. For all of us who love football and have been on this journey together, whoever I offended I say I am sorry. If I did wrong you, it was for footballing reasons. I have always said the road will never be smooth and easy but we will get there.”
“That is why I called on all of you to come together because the GFA is ready to listen to the other minds’’.
“A new chapter of developing our game is now, a new chapter of ensuring the growth of our game awaits us and as a family, we owe it a duty to solve our problems,” he added.