The 2027 GFA Presidential Race: Kurt Okraku to bid for a third term

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kurt Okraku has refused to rule out a bid for a third term, insisting he will decide when the time is right.

Okraku, who has led the GFA since 2019, is eligible to seek another term after the association amended its statutes in 2025 to allow presidents to serve a maximum of three terms.

The GFA Congress approved the amendment after 114 of the 124 members present voted in favour.

With the next presidential election scheduled for 2027, Okraku was asked whether he intends to contest again.

“I don’t know,” he told 3Sports. The GFA president said there was still considerable time before the next elective General Assembly and that his immediate focus remains on his current mandate.

“We have close to 18 months before an elective General Assembly. There is a lot of work to be done. I want to concentrate on my tenure as the President and see how best we can reposition our football,” he said.

Okraku also suggested that he will wait for the appropriate time before making his intentions known.

“When the time comes, I will speak. When the time comes, the football family will speak,” he added.

Okraku was elected GFA president in 2019 following the work of the Normalisation Committee. He secured a second term in 2023 after former vice-president George Afriyie was disqualified from the election, leaving Okraku to go unopposed.

The president also made it clear that he does not intend to remain in office indefinitely.

“At the end, I can never stay here forever, and I do not intend to stay here forever. When the time is due, Kurt will fly away.”