In a display of unified discontent, hundreds of football enthusiasts, donning signature red and black protest clothing, brandished placards highlighting perceived setbacks in Ghanaian football during the #OccupyGFA protest today.

This impassioned collective, known as the Ghana Football Stakeholders Forum, took to the streets today to protest against the Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku.

Termed the ‘#OccupyGFA demo,’ the demonstration was a concerted effort to voice concerns about the GFA’s governance under its President Kurt Okraku.

The protestors commenced their march from the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, traversing the Ring Road, passing the Police Headquarters, making their way through Ringway Estates, the GFA Head Office, onward to the national cathedral site, the Accra Stadium and culminated at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Fronted by prominent figures such as Abraham Boakye alias ‘One Man Supporter’, Nicholas Omane Acheampong, Charles Kojo Ntim alias Micky Charles, and Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong, alias Ampong, the group rallied for change within the GFA leadership.

Among the demonstrators were spirited young people, footballers, and aggrieved football administrators, all joining forces to voice their grievances.

Though the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, was absent when the protestors arrived, the group’s petition was received by the Chief Accountant of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Dr. Haruna Osman Tweneboah.

Dr. Tweneboah applauded the organizers and the police for overseeing a peaceful protest.

In an interview with the press following the presentation of their petition, Micky Charles expressed disappointment in the trajectory of Ghanaian football under Kurt Okraku’s leadership. 

He said the petition outlined a litany of concerns, notably the underwhelming performance of various national teams in international competitions during Okraku’s tenure.

SOURCE: GraphicOnline