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Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe, a past contender for the presidency of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has advised George Afriyie to halt his bid for this year's presidential elections.
Afriyie, who was disqualified by the Elections Committee due to insufficient signatures, has taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in hopes of a reversal.
Despite Afriyie's efforts, Armstrong-Mortagbe, drawing from his own experience, suggests that George should reconsider his pursuit of leading the FA, as his odds of success appear slim.
“I would have told him [George Afriyie not pursue this case further],” the former Hearts of Oak CEO said on JoyNews’ Sports Today program when asked if George should back down on his ambition.
“Look at the number of endorsements we have seen. Are we to disbelieve the likes of Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe, Amarkai Amarteifio, Moses Armah Parker and some of these persons, in the last elections 2019, everybody in our football knows where some of them stood in terms of who they were backing.
“Yet these persons have come forward and said 'we are not saying our football is perfect; there is so much more work to do, but given the signals that we've seen of these four years of Mr. Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku, we think he is laying a good foundation,” he noted.
The GFA elections originally set for October 5 are anticipated to be postponed as the Accra High Court has postponed the case to October 12.
King Faisal sought an injunction on the election, insisting that affiliated bodies such as the Regional Football Associations and the Executive Council select their representatives prior to the presidential elections.
Afriyie, who was disqualified by the Elections Committee due to insufficient signatures, has taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in hopes of a reversal.
Despite Afriyie's efforts, Armstrong-Mortagbe, drawing from his own experience, suggests that George should reconsider his pursuit of leading the FA, as his odds of success appear slim.
“I would have told him [George Afriyie not pursue this case further],” the former Hearts of Oak CEO said on JoyNews’ Sports Today program when asked if George should back down on his ambition.
“Look at the number of endorsements we have seen. Are we to disbelieve the likes of Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe, Amarkai Amarteifio, Moses Armah Parker and some of these persons, in the last elections 2019, everybody in our football knows where some of them stood in terms of who they were backing.
“Yet these persons have come forward and said 'we are not saying our football is perfect; there is so much more work to do, but given the signals that we've seen of these four years of Mr. Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku, we think he is laying a good foundation,” he noted.
The GFA elections originally set for October 5 are anticipated to be postponed as the Accra High Court has postponed the case to October 12.
King Faisal sought an injunction on the election, insisting that affiliated bodies such as the Regional Football Associations and the Executive Council select their representatives prior to the presidential elections.