The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has been elected as the second vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
CAF President Patrice Motsepe made the announcement during an Executive Council meeting held in Accra on April 26, 2025.
The appointment was necessary as Motsepe seeks to restructure leadership after four of CAF’s five previous vice presidents resigned from their roles.
Augustin Senghor of Senegal resigned in protest, accusing Morocco of dominating CAF’s internal politics.
Meanwhile, Ahmed Yahya (Mauritania), Waberi Souleiman (Djibouti), and Kanizat Ibrahim (Comoros) all secured seats on FIFA’s top governing body, thus vacating their CAF vice presidencies.
Cameroon’s Seidou Mbombo Njoya, who was the Fourth Vice President, was also ousted after being dropped by his national association.
Other nominees who were considered for the vice-presidential role alongside Okraku include Mustapha Ishola Raji (Liberia), Kossi Gbezonde Akpovy (Togo), Wallace Karia (Tanzania), Mohamed Samir Sobha (Mauritius), Walter Nyamilandu Manda (Malawi), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (Gabon), and Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (DR Congo) for the women’s seat.
Okraku’s appointment is a major milestone for Ghana and Anglophone Africa, as the current CAF leadership is dominated by individuals from North Africa.
Motsepe aims to use Kurt’s appointment to balance regional representation at CAF in terms of leadership.
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