The General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo, has defended the decision to extend the tenure of the GFA President from two to three terms, insisting that the benefits will only be seen in the long run.
The move, approved at the Association’s Congress on August 12, 2025, has drawn mixed reactions, with 114 out of 123 Congress members voting in favour of the amendment. While Hearts of Oak backed the change, rivals Asante Kotoko abstained.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Game Plan, Addo explained that the proposal was brought forward with detailed reasoning, including the need to align Ghana’s statutes with international football bodies such as FIFA and CAF, where executive members serve up to three terms. He added that while the Executive Council already has three-term limits for its members, the president previously had only two, an imbalance the new statute sought to correct.
The amendment has sparked debate about the future of current GFA President Kurt Okraku, whose second term ends in 2027. The ruling potentially paves the way for him to contest for a third term, should he decide to run.
Despite public uproar, Addo maintained that time will ultimately prove the value of the change.
