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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged all, especially those in the football fraternity, to rally behind newly elected president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku. Kurt Okraku received massive endorsement after his closest contender George Akwasi Afriyie withdrew from the third round of voting. Taking to his official Twitter handle, President Akufo-Addo congratulated Kurt Okraku on his election as the 24th President of the GFA. He urged all to rally behind him to realise his vision for the growth and development of Ghana football. https://twitter.com/NAkufoAddo/status/1187780193215225858?s=20 By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh

Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku will head the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for at least the next four years. This was as a result of him winning the presidential elections held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra on Friday, October 25. Despite three rounds of elections, he emerged victorious with 93 delegates endorsing him after his closest challenger George Akwasi Afriyie withdrew from the final round of voting. The emotions were perspicacious as was the reactions by the losing candidates. The disappointment could be felt from across the large auditorium. Fred Pappoe and George Afriyie announces their concession…

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President George Afriyie has conceded defeat in the presidential elections in Accra despite it heading to a third round. Mr Afriyie said: “In the interest of football, I concede defeat and I congratulate my brother.” But after extensive consultations, officials decided to continue with the third and final round of voting. Kurt Okraku had won all the elections on the day, making inroads with each round of voting. Despite polling 44 votes in the first round, the Dreams FC owner gained 15 more votes in the second round to get 59 votes. Mr Afriyie,…

The presidential elections of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is heading into a final round after two previous rounds failed to produce an outright winner. The winner was supposed to garner 50 per cent plus one vote but Kurt Okraku, who won the two previous rounds of voting, failed to secure the required percentage. In both rounds, he was followed by George Afriyie. The elections will now be a two-horse race between the Dreams FC Chief Executive Officer and the former Vice President of the GFA. Mr Okraku polled 44 votes in the first round and secured 15 more votes…

British-trained lawyer Amanda Akuokor Clinton has been given a shock of her life as she secured no votes in the GFA presidential elections. She was one of the two candidates – the other being lawyer George Ankomah Mensah – not to have garnered any votes. The elections at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons saw one vote, however, rejected by the Electoral Commission, Ghana. Dreams FC owner Kurt Okraku, however, emerged victorious with 44 votes, two more than his closest contender George Afriyie. There is going to be a second round as a result of the inability by any…

The elections to find a new president for the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is heading to the second round after all six candidates failed to secure a 50 per cent plus one vote. Chief Executive Officer of Dreams FC Kurt Okraku, however, emerged winner of the first round with 44 votes. He was closely followed by a former Vice President of the Association, George Afriyie, who polled 40 votes. Phar Ranges FC owner Nana Yaw Amponsah polled 27 votes, much more than a former GFA Vice President Frederick Pappoe to the surprise of all gathered at the Ghana College of…

The Technical Universities Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has described as misleading claims made by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on negotiations so far. The Commission on Thursday said the lecturers showed bad faith by declaring strike after series of negotiations, which saw them all migrated onto the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) effective August, 2019. TUTAG declared an indefinite strike on Monday, October 7, demanding a wholesale migration of lecturers onto the same salary scheme enjoyed by teachers of other public universities. They adduced that since the conversion of some polytechnics into technical universities in 2016, government…

Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was “an abhorrent form of torture”. Iranian officials said the man was found guilty of 28 cases of theft. Iran’s Islamic penal code says theft “on the first occasion” is punishable by the amputation of four fingers of the right hand. Iranian authorities have defended amputation as the best way to deter theft despite protests by international human rights organisations. However, reports of such punishments are…

The highest decision-making body of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has adopted court rulings to expand the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League to 18 clubs. The separate cases challenged the relegation of King Faisal Babes and Great Olympics from the country’s top-flight league. But to staunch such legal tussles, Congress decided on Friday, October 25 ahead of voting for a new president for the Association to include the two clubs. The League will revert to 16 clubs after the season. As a result, five clubs instead of three will be relegated from the 2019/20 League. Sporting Mirren will also remain in…

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday visited victims of torrential rains that hit some communities in the Upper East Region. The storm on Monday, October 14 has left many displaced with the National Disaster Management Organisation (Nadmo) estimating that 28 lives have been lost. Death toll in Upper East floods reaches 28 Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was in the Region to sympathise with victims. On his visit, former president Mahama interacted and consoled those who have lost relatives. He also sympathized with families displaced by the rains. Mr Mahama also presented relief items to support communities in the…