George Afriyie, the former vice president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has expressed uncertainty about running for the association’s presidency again after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed his appeal against his disqualification from the 2023 elections.
Incumbent Kurt Okraku ran uncontested and secured a second term.
Afriyie was deemed ineligible to participate because he did not obtain the necessary endorsements from GFA members and engaged an unauthorized person, Jeffrey Asare, to validate his candidacy documents. Disagreeing with the Election Committee’s judgment, Afriyie appealed to CAS.
Last week, CAS upheld the original decision, ending the dispute that began in September 2023.
Reflecting on the outcome, Afriyie told Graphic Sports: “Nobody knows tomorrow. I have not taken any decision yet, but in life, you just have to focus and do what you want to do, and then when there is time and opportunity to do anything, why not.”
Accepting the CAS ruling, he added, “I just gave my opinion, and I said per what the CAS ruling is, I have accepted it, so we move.”
Afriyie had contested the presidential election in 2019 and, despite being a favorite, was defeated by Okraku. He graciously conceded defeat as the previous two contests failed to produce an outright winner, leading to Okraku being declared the victor.
