Kurt Okraku
Kurt E. S.Okraku | |
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| President of the Ghana Football Association | |
| In office 2019–Present | |
| Preceded by | Kwesi Nyantakyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku 1971 (age 52–53) Ghana |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Football administrator |
Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku (born c. 1971) is a Ghanaian football administrator who serves as the President of the Ghana Football Association since October 2019.[1][2][3] He is a former sports journalist and past Executive Chairman of Dreams.[4][5] He also served on various executive committees of the Ghana Football Association as well as the national team, Ghana Black Stars.[6]
Early life and education
He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Ghana.[7][6] He trained as a journalist at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.[8] He received his MBA from the University of Liverpool.[9][10] While in the UK, he also received instruction in marketing, hospitality and tourism management.[7]
Career
He established a colt football club, Shooting Stars FC when he was 17 years old as well as the Director of the Jawara Babies Colt Club.[11] From 1996 to 1999, he was a presenter and sports presenter for Radio Univers 105.7 FM, campus radio of the University of Ghana, Legon and concurrently served as the public relations officer for Afienya United FC, Tema and at the Public Relations Department, Ministry of Youth and Sports (1997–98) and the sports editor for Groove FM (1998–99).[8][11] Between 1999 and 2000, he was the Deputy Sports Editor, Network Broadcasting Ltd, owners of Radio Gold.[8][9]
He worked for sports marketing companies in the UK and Israel.[6] He was the Communications and marketing director of Accra Hearts of Oak between 2006 and 2007.[11] He was the administrative manager of Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) from 2008 to 2010. He became general manager of Wassaman in 2011.[12]
Ghana Football Association
Okraku on 29 October 2019 became the president of the Ghana Football Association.[13] He became the first president of the Ghana Football Association after the Anas "eposay"[14] which led the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) with the president of the republic of Ghana dissolving the Ghana FA, in 2017 Kurt E.S Okraku chaired the Ghana football Association FA cup committee.[15]
References
- ^ "Ghana FA: Kurt Okraku was elected as new president after three rounds of voting". October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via www.myjoyonline.com.
- ^ Eric Nana Yaw, Kwafo (25 October 2019). "Kurt Okraku Plans To Step Down As Dreams FC CEO When Elected GFA President". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Kurt Okraku: New Ghana FA president embraces opportunity for change". 2019-10-27. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Meet Kurt Okraku, the hand behind Dreams FC, Baba Rahman". Graphic Online. October 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Kurt Okraku: The Man Who Brought Professionalism To Ghana Football". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ a b c "Profile of the new President of the Ghana FA Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku". GhanaSoccernet. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b "Profile: New GFA President Kurt Okraku, in his own words". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b c Online, Peace FM. "Profile Of The New President Of GFA Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku". www.peacefmonline.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b "Ghana FA: Kurt Okraku is elected as new president after three rounds of voting". 2019-10-25. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Kurt Okraku stands out in Presidential debate with concrete solutions for Ghana football". GhanaSoccernet. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b c "Profile: New GFA President Kurt Okraku, in his own words". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Profile of the new President of the Ghana FA Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Kurt E.S Okraku elected as Ghana FA President". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Number 12: Ghana FA begins charging implicated individuals of famous Anas corruption expose | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "MTN FA Cup Committee chairman Kurt Okraku promises 'unmissable' final between Hearts and Kotoko". GhanaSoccernet. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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