Ghana government backs GFA despite calls for reform after Black Stars defeats

The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has ruled out dissolving the Ghana Football Association (GFA) after the Black Stars suffered consecutive defeats at the start of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams held talks with GFA President Kurt Okraku and members of the association’s Executive Council on Friday at the Ministry in Accra.

The meeting, which lasted more than two hours, focused on the state of Ghanaian football and the problems affecting the national team.

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Ghana opened their Group C campaign with a 2-0 defeat by Cote d’Ivoire in Bouake before losing 4-2 to The Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Those results leave the Black Stars without a point from their first two matches and have increased concern about the team’s prospects and the wider direction of Ghana football.

The poor start has also prompted calls from sections of the public and football stakeholders for sweeping changes at the GFA. Some have gone further by demanding that the association be dissolved.

However, Friday’s discussions indicate that the government is not considering that course of action. The Ministry and the GFA are instead trying to agree on measures to improve the Black Stars’ position and address the wider difficulties facing Ghanaian football.

Three government representatives will join a technical search committee responsible for identifying candidates for the vacant Black Stars head coach role.

The committee will therefore bring together officials from the government and the football administration as Ghana looks for a replacement for Carlos Queiroz.

Queiroz and the GFA mutually agreed to end his contract on Thursday, October 1, after the team’s difficult opening to the AFCON 2027 qualifiers.

The latest meeting also underlined the government’s position that it will respect the GFA’s independence and will not interfere in the association’s operations.

Adams had previously said the government did not have the power to dissolve the GFA at will because it is an independently registered football association.

The immediate priority for both the Ministry and the GFA is now to appoint a new head coach and steady the national team, while responding to the concerns raised by Ghana’s poor qualifying results and the debate over the administration of the country’s football.

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