Kurt Okraku (second from left) and Basintale (second from right) among others
The Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has expressed his agency’s readiness to deepen its collaboration with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to enhance youth-focused development in the country.
Speaking during a courtesy call by GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku and members of the Executive Council on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Basintale reaffirmed YEA’s longstanding relationship with the football body and pledged to build on the successes achieved so far.
“I have engaged the President of the GFA on ways of exploring opportunities for the youth of our nation,” he said. “The YEA and the GFA have a longstanding relationship, and we’ll seek to build on it.”
The meeting focused on mutually beneficial initiatives, including financial support for women’s football, employment opportunities in refereeing, coaching, and football administration, as well as broader sports-related programs.
Basintale noted the positive national response to the Black Queens’ performance at the recent Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, adding that such achievements reflect football’s potential to empower the youth.
He concluded by welcoming the GFA’s initiative and pledged the YEA’s full cooperation in ensuring meaningful impact for Ghana’s youth.
