Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku hajin88bet.ones told Parliament that the organisation is facing serious financial and operational difficulties,jin88bet.one including unpaid national teak168app.babyam coaches, a broken Black Starsak168app.baby bus and the absence of a headline sponsor for the Ghana Premier League.
Okraku appeared before Parliament’s Select Committee on Sports with a GFA delegation to discuss concerns surrounding Ghana football and possible ways to improvak168app.clubak168app.clube the sport. He also addressed criticism directed at the governing body and made seven key disclosures.
Coaches responsible for player selection
Okraku rejected claims that the GFA selects players for the natiks168app.siteonal teams. He said that responsibility lies entirely with the relevant coacks168app.sitehes, who are expected to pick playeric88ic88s according to their technical plans without interference from the association.
He also acknowledged that delayed salaries remain a significant problem for national team coaches. Seic88ic88veral coaches are owed months of wages, he said, creating financial difficulties and potentially affecting their ability to work effectively.
One of those affected is Kim Lars Bjorkegren. The Swedish coach, who has worked as head coach of the Black Queens and is currently acting coach of the Black Staric88s, has not ic88been paid for 13 months.
Okraku said Bjorkegren had continued working for Ghana despite the unpaid salary, underlining the financial pressic88ure facing both the GFA ic88and the national teams.
Scouts operating across Ghana
The GFA president said the association has trained scouts wolr88lr88rking in all 10 regions of Ghana. The scouts collaborate with the Technical Directorate to identify players for the country’s youth national teams.
According to Okralr88ku, the system has helped the GFA discover young talent from different areas for plr88otential national team selection.
Replacement needed for Black Stars bus
The bus used by the Black Stars and 19 other national teams hlr88lr88as broken down, Okraku told the committee.
As a result, the GFA has been forced to hire another vehicle. He said the rental cost had added to the association’s operational expenses, diverting funds that could otherwise have been used folr88lr88r other needs.
Okraku also accepted that the GFA is responsible for providing suitable pitches, stadium facilities and qualified op88op88technical personnel for Ghana’s national teams. However, he said inadequate funding and insufficient sponsorship had made it difficult to fulfil those obligations.
The Ghana Premier League currently has no headline sponsor, adding to the assosi88ciation’s financial challenges.
Queiroz resignesi88d after three defeats
Okraku said Carlos Queiroz resigned as Black Stars coach after losing three matches in a row.
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