Ghana Football Association Boss Kurt Okraku praises Kwesi Nyantakyi for leading Ghana to three World cup tournaments.
Ghana Football Association President Simeone Kurt Okraku has applauded his predecessor, Kwesi Nyantakyi for leading the senior national team of Ghana, Black Stars to three World Cup tournaments between 2006 and 2014.
The Black Stars of Ghana made their maiden appearance at the World Cup in 2006 in Germany and qualified for the 2010 tournament in South Africa, 2014 in Brazil before missing the 2018 edition in Russia.
Ghana missed the 2018 edition of the World Cup after a documentary titled Number 12 made by ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas which exposed rot and corruption in the Ghanaian football space. Excerpts of the documentary implicated Football officials, referees and teams which led to the resignation of Kwesi Nyantakyi and his successor has led us back to the global tournament.
"For those of you who have played at the World Cup, who have managed teams at the World Cup, you know what it means to be part of that special group called the World Cup. For those of you who have managed national teams to play at the World Cup, you know exactly what it means to manage football at the highest level of governance", he said.
"In saying this let me say ayekoo to the former President of our Football Association, President Kwesi Nyantakyi. He qualified Ghana for the World Cup on three different occasions 2006, 2010 and 2014. Let us give it to him and all those who worked with him in those years. Ghana was represented on the World Stage again, ayekoo" President Okraku concluded.
The Black Stars of Ghana are back at the World Cup this year and aims to make a huge difference this time in Qatar after failing to qualify out of the group stages in Brazil.
Black Stars are in the group H with Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea and will be playing their opening match against Portugal on November 24.
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