Five years ago, Kurt Okraku took the reins as President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), marking a new era for Ghana football.
His tenure has been marked by a mixture of achievements and setbacks as Kurt has overseen various national teams enjoy bitter-sweet performances in major international competitions.As today marks five years since Kurt took charge of the Ghana Football Association, 3sports takes a comprehensive review of Ghana's football teams' achievements under his leadership. A decision to take Ghana Football two or five notches higher than where we are - Kurt Okraku after he was elected as GFA boss in 2019.How is Kurt's decision looking five years on?#3Sports pic.twitter.com/lQaSoR81c6- #3Sports (@3SportsGh) October 25, 2024Men's CategoryUnder-17 (Black Starlets)Ghana's U-17 team, the Black Starlets, have struggled to make an impact under Kurt at both the continental and global level.
They failed to qualify for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in 2019 and 2023, and subsequently missed out on the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2019 and 2023.Under-20 (Black Satellites)The Black Satellites have shown promise under Kurt, winning the 2021 U-20 AFCON and the 2020 WAFU B Championship.
However, they failed to qualify for the 2023 U-20 AFCON despite being defending champions and failed to progress beyond the group stages in the 2019 edition.