GFA boss Kurt Okraku tells lawmakers the Black Stars' struggles won't end until the state backs grassroots, coaching and facilities.
Ghana's football problems are not the GFA's burden alone, according to federation president Kurt Okraku, who has called on the government to step up and invest if the country wants lasting success on the pitch.
Appearing before Parliament's Select Committee on Sports on Wednesday, Okraku accepted that the GFA must handle its own responsibilities, including providing logistics, improving playing surfaces, securing stadium facilities and hiring capable technical staff. But he insisted that those duties only scratch the surface of what it takes to build a winning football nation.
The real foundation, he argued, lies in continuous investment in grassroots football, coach education, exposure for coaches in international markets, smart scouting, and quality pitches for both youth and senior sides. "All this we don't have in our country," he told the committee, painting a blunt picture of the structures currently missing from Ghanaian football.
The intervention lands at a tense moment. Scrutiny of the game in Ghana has intensified following the struggles of the national teams, while questions continue over how competitive the Ghana Premier League really is. Okraku's message is clear: without a serious partnership between the federation and the state, the cycle of underperformance will be hard to break.
