Kurt Okraku has shared a message of appreciation following his appointment as CAF 2nd Vice President.
The Ghana Soccer Association (GFA) President bought the affirmation on Saturday at some level of a CAF Press Briefing in Accra, the place CAF President Patrice Motsepe praised the Ghanaian official in his announcement.
Okraku is one among 5 newly appointed Vice Presidents, alongside Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco), Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (Gabon), Ms Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (Democratic Republic of Congo), and Feizal Sidat (Mozambique).
In his appreciation put up, Okraku expressed gratitude to Ghana’s President John Mahama for his “like and worthwhile reinforce at some level of this trail,” as well to to Sports and Game Minister Kofi Adams.
He additionally thanked the President and leadership of CAF for “elevating me to this predicament. The recognition is a testomony to the trust and confidence you’ve in me, and I pledge to exhaust myself diligently to augment the President and Executive Committee in promoting African soccer.”
In March, Okraku turned into once elected onto the great CAF Executive Committee. With this latest appointment, his impression in continental soccer politics continues to grow. Okraku becomes the 2nd Ghanaian, after Kwesi Nyantakyi, to reach the level of CAF Vice President. Nyantakyi served as CAF 1st Vice President between 2017 and 2018.
In conserving with the GFA web place of living, Okraku’s appointment will enable him to rob on a teach role in shaping predominant policies and initiatives that can determine the long term of African soccer.
By Enoch Fiifi Forson
