Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku (born 1971) is a Ghanaian football administrator who serves as the President of the

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since October 2019. He is a former sports journalist and past

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. He also served on various executive committees of the Ghana Football Association as well as the national team, Ghana Black Stars.

Early life and education

He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Ghana. He trained as a journalist at the

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. He received his MBA from the

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. While in the UK, he also received instruction in marketing, hospitality and tourism management.

Career

He established a colt football club, Shooting Stars FC when he was 17 years old as well as the Director of the Jawara Babies Colt Club. From 1996 to 1999, he was a presenter and sports presenter for Radio Univers 105.7 FM, campus radio of the

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and concurrently served as the public relations officer for ''Afienya United FC'', Tema and at the Public Relations Department,

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(1997–98) and the sports editor for Groove FM (1998–99). Between 1999 and 2000, he was the Deputy Sports Editor, Network Broadcasting Ltd, owners of Radio Gold. He worked for sports marketing companies in the UK and Israel. He was the Communications and marketing director of

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between 2006 and 2007. He was the administrative manager of Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) from 2008 to 2010. He became general manager of Wassaman in 2011.

Ghana Football Association

Okraku on 29 October 2019 became the president of the

. He became the first president of the Ghana Football Association after the Anas "eposay" which led the

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(FIFA) with the president of the republic of Ghana dissolving the Ghana FA, in 2017 Kurt E.S Okraku chaired the Ghana football Association FA cup committee.

References

Living people Presidents of the Ghana Football Association Fante people University of Ghana alumni Alumni of the University of Liverpool 1971 births Ghanaian football chairmen and investors {{Ghana-bio-stub