President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and Chairman of the National Juvenile Committee (NJC), Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has urged technical heads of Ghana’s juvenile national teams to foster stronger collaboration as the nation sharpens its focus on grassroots football.
Addressing a high-level strategy session held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Simeon-Okraku highlighted the critical need for unity among youth team coaches and administrators. The session brought together the NJC, Technical Directorate, National Teams Department, and coaches of the U15, U16, and U17 teams.
“We are not competing against each other. We are one unit, one family, working towards a common goal — to raise the standard of Ghana football starting from the base,” the GFA boss emphasized.
He stressed that juvenile teams form the foundation of the future Black Stars and Black Queens and that success at the senior level depends heavily on the groundwork laid at the youth level. Without cohesion at the base, he warned, progress at the top would remain elusive.
The meeting, chaired by NJC Vice Chairman Samuel Anim Addo, focused on building clear development pathways, improving talent scouting, and encouraging open communication across age categories.
Simeon-Okraku called on coaches to set aside personal agendas and work in sync:
“Let’s not work in silos. I want to hear of teamwork. Let us share ideas, support each other, and ensure that no talent slips through our fingers because of poor coordination.”
In attendance were Technical Director Prof. J.K. Mintah, U15 Coach Yaw Preko, U16 Coach Odartey Lamptey, Deputy U17 Coach Nana Kweku Agyemang, along with key committee leaders Samuel Aboabire and Eugene Nobel Noel.
