President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has once again voiced his dissatisfaction with the level of coaching in the country, insisting that raising technical standards remains one of the FA’s top priorities.
For years, concerns have been raised about the steady decline in coaching quality in Ghana. Many football stakeholders have blamed the situation on outdated training approaches, limited opportunities for advanced coaching education, and the absence of a consistent development structure.
Although Ghana boasts a proud football tradition and impressive achievements at the youth level, shortcomings in modern tactical instruction and continuous professional training for coaches have been identified as major obstacles to player growth and club competitiveness.
Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing CAF License A coaching course at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram, Okraku emphasized that refereeing and coaching were areas the FA leadership had long recognized as needing urgent reforms. He recalled that during the Association’s 2023 Congress in Kumasi, the Executive Council clearly outlined measures to address challenges within the country’s football system.
“These two key need areas are refereeing and coaching. I have never, never, never been happy with coaching and I have not stopped talking about this,” he stated.
He further stressed, “when I say coaching standards in Ghana has been poor, I really mean it.”
The CAF License A course forms part of the FA’s broader plan to upgrade technical expertise by introducing coaches to modern training techniques, enhanced tactical knowledge, and global best practices aimed at improving player development at all levels.
Okraku remains hopeful that initiatives such as the ongoing programme in Prampram will transform the technical structure of Ghanaian football and boost the nation’s competitiveness both locally and internationally.
