Ghana Football Association (GFA) Formation
Knowing first-hand the history of GFA is a first step to having debates about the existence of the body that regulates football in Ghana. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) was established in 1957. It became a member of FIFA in 1958. Similarly, it joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1960.
The new name Ghana Football Association shortly called GFA is a replacement for what used to be the Gold Coast Football Association, a body at the time that Ghana was called the Gold Coast was the regulator of football in the confines of the country.
Kurt Okraku is the current leader of the organization. Prosper Harrison Addo holds the position of General Secretary and these two positions are very important in the administration of the Ghana Football Association.
Ghana Football Association Genesis
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is the organization in charge of football in Ghana. It took over from the Gold Coast Football Association, which was one of the oldest football associations in Africa and was established in 1920.
Football was brought to the Gold Coast by European traders in the late 1800s and as it became more popular, several amateur clubs were formed along the coast.
Cape Coast and Accra were the first colonial cities in sub-Saharan Africa to have official leagues in the Gold Coast.
After a slow start in 1915, the league started in 1922, with the Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club winning and getting the Guggisberg shield, which is named after Sir Gordon Guggisberg, a progressive British governor at that time who started the Accra Football League.
Ghana National Teams
The Ghana Football Association has nine national teams that represent Ghana in various football competitions. These teams are called Black Stars, Black Stars “B“, Black Starlets, Black Queens, Black Meteors, Black Maidens, Black Satellites, Black Princesses, and Black Sharks.
These Ghanaian national teams are different from each other in very special ways and have their own specialties in terms of age range and game category.
Decision makers (GFA Executive Council)
On October 24th, 2019, a group of people from different football leagues in Ghana met at the Ghana Football Association headquarters in Accra. They wanted to select their representatives for a new group called the Executive Council.
Ten people were chosen to be on the Executive Council, which is made up of important people from different football leagues.
Three people are from the Division One League, two people are from the Regional Association, one person is from Women’s Football and the remaining people are from the Premier League.
Here’s a list of the people who were chosen to be on the Executive Council:
Ghana Premier League
Tony Aubynn from Medeama SC, Frederick Acheampong from Ashanti Gold SC, George Amoako from Asante Kotoko, Kinsley Osei Bonsu from Bechem United, and Nana Oduro Sarfo from Brekum Chelsea were all selected from the premier league teams to join the Executive Council.
Division One League
Randy Abbey from Hearts of Lions, Samuel Anim Addo from, and Mark Addo from Nzema Kotoko are also selected from the Division One tea to represent them on the Executive Council.
Ghana Regional Football Association
Linsford Asamoah is selected from the GFA Eastern Region Association to be the head of regional football in the country and represent accordingly on the executive council.
Ghana Women’s Football
Madam Habiba Atta Forson is the Women’s football representative on the Executive Council from Fabulous Ladies and also a member of the RFA.
