Veteran football administrator Alhaji Grusah has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to dissolve the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following the Black Stars’ failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The team’s disappointing campaign concluded with a 2-1 loss to Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium, marking the first time in 20 years that Ghana has missed out on an AFCON berth.
The Black Stars ended their qualifiers without a single win, recording three draws and three losses in six matches. This lacklustre performance has intensified public discontent with GFA President Kurt Okraku’s leadership.
Grusah openly criticised the management of Ghanaian football under Okraku, calling for immediate reforms and dismissing concerns about potential FIFA sanctions should the government step in to address the situation.
“I’m calling on President Akufo-Addo and the Sports Minister to dissolve the Ghana Football Association. FIFA will not sanction Ghana for that,” Grusah stated.
The seasoned football administrator also voiced his readiness to back any initiative aimed at removing Kurt Okraku from his position, stating, “I am more than willing to support and participate in any effort to unseat Kurt from power.”
Reacting to the Black Stars’ unexpected elimination, GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku admitted the setback and emphasised the need for collective action to overcome the challenges facing Ghanaian football.
“From the highest heights of world football on the 29th of March 2022 to the lowest ebb of AFCON qualifying matches. Definitely, this is not what we want or what we bargained for,” Okraku said.
He added, “At this point, only cool heads can win. As leaders of our sport, we will stay together, be honest with ourselves, and fix this problem. The road to full recovery after normalisation is bumpy and rough, but our collective efforts and patience will prevail. Ghana will win again.”
The GFA’s leadership and the government face mounting pressure to address the structural and technical failings that have plagued Ghanaian football in recent years.