Kurt Okraku is the new President of the Ghana Football Association after George Afriyie threw in the towel in the third round of voting held in Accra.
The founder and Dreams FC thumped his electoral victory defeating all the candidates in all the four rounds of voting.
Mr Okraku won secured votes in the third round of the elections which was held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra.
The astute football administrator and former sports journalist secured 44 votes in the first round of voting with George Afriyie coming close with 40 votes whiles Nana Yaw Amponsah and Fred Pappoe getting 27 and 6 votes respectively.
In the second round of the elections Mr Kurt Okraku missed the required 50% plus one by just two votes after he secured 59 votes whiles George Afriyie got 43 votes with Nana Yaw Amponsah also earning 16 votes.
The election was then thrown into a third round of voting in accordance with the GFA Statutes and to elect a winner who can cross the 50 plus one mark.
Mr George Afriyie however announced his decision to pull out from the race and congratulated Mr Kurt Okraku.
However, a third round of voting was held with Mr Kurt Okraku as the sole candidate which saw him secure 93 votes to emerge as the winner of the elections.
Meanwhile the following were also elected as members of the Executive Council on Thursday 24 October 2019:
Kurt served as an Executive Committee member and was also the Chairman of the local Black Stars under erstwhile administration led by Kwesi Nyantakyi.
Okraku was elected to the influential Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Committee in October 2015, a position he clinched by dint of hard work and sound campaign message.
Okraku guided his team from humble beginnings for Dreams FC club to gain promotion to Ghana’s elite competition at the first attempt.
says he is lifted by the overwhelming confidence from both the electorates and Ghanaians at large and is empowered to give off his best.