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Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak legend, Charles Taylor, has defended underfire Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku after he was allegedly accused of running a ‘family and friends' administration.
A Ghanaian whistleblower has filed a petition at the FIFA Ethics Committee, citing that Mr Okraku has breached several articles of the FIFA's code of ethics.
According to him, several staff members of the association are direct family members and friends of the 52-year-old and claimed he was practising a nepotistic government.
Despite the petition, Mr Okraku has confirmed his intention to seek reelection in October later this year.
However, Taylor has called for Okraku to continue for another tenure while calling for others to support him.
“Kurt Okraku is someone who understands football. We don’t have patience most of the time to wait and observe what’s happening. There is no one who just wakes up and progresses, it’s a gradual process. If you look at Kurt now, he is determined and he is doing something different,” he told Adom TV.
“We need to give him our support. When he does something and it succeeds, he does it for Ghana. It will not be for his house.”
He added that allegations of nepotism are far-fetched and claimed the NPP government paved the way for Okraku by appointing their own family members into their administration.
“People sometimes say he has brought in his family members to govern the FA,” he continued.
“Even the government of Ghana is using some family members to govern some parts of the government. The work is all about if the person can deliver. If the Black Stars lose a game, the coaches should be blamed and not Kurt.”
Kurt’s tenure will come to an end in October with the GFA expected to conduct another election during the next congress.
He is expected to be contested by former Ghana Football Association Vice President, George Afriyie and former Western Regional FA boss, Kojo Yankah.
A Ghanaian whistleblower has filed a petition at the FIFA Ethics Committee, citing that Mr Okraku has breached several articles of the FIFA's code of ethics.
According to him, several staff members of the association are direct family members and friends of the 52-year-old and claimed he was practising a nepotistic government.
Despite the petition, Mr Okraku has confirmed his intention to seek reelection in October later this year.
However, Taylor has called for Okraku to continue for another tenure while calling for others to support him.
“Kurt Okraku is someone who understands football. We don’t have patience most of the time to wait and observe what’s happening. There is no one who just wakes up and progresses, it’s a gradual process. If you look at Kurt now, he is determined and he is doing something different,” he told Adom TV.
“We need to give him our support. When he does something and it succeeds, he does it for Ghana. It will not be for his house.”
He added that allegations of nepotism are far-fetched and claimed the NPP government paved the way for Okraku by appointing their own family members into their administration.
“People sometimes say he has brought in his family members to govern the FA,” he continued.
“Even the government of Ghana is using some family members to govern some parts of the government. The work is all about if the person can deliver. If the Black Stars lose a game, the coaches should be blamed and not Kurt.”
Kurt’s tenure will come to an end in October with the GFA expected to conduct another election during the next congress.
He is expected to be contested by former Ghana Football Association Vice President, George Afriyie and former Western Regional FA boss, Kojo Yankah.