[ 2015-11-20 ]

George Afriyie named as Ghana FA Vice President
George Afriyie has been named the Vice President
of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following
the meeting of the Executive Committee on
Thursday.

President of the GFA, Kwesi Nyantakyi, named
Afriyie as the vice president for a four-year term
in office.

He takes over from Fred Crentsil.

This follows the first meeting of the newly-formed
Executive Committee to discuss the direction of
Ghana football for the coming years.

Afriyie, 45, was named by the GFA president in the
accordance to Article 30.3 of the First Amendment
of the GFA Statutes passed by Congress on December
30, 2014 which states that:

"At the maiden meeting of the Executive Committee,
the President shall appoint from the membership of
the Executive, the Vice President of the GFA and
three other members who shall together with the
President form the five(5) members of the
Emergency Committee."

The newly-named GFA vice president has vast
experience in football administration in Ghana
after serving in various leadership positions with
several clubs in the country including Swedru All
Blacks, Accra Great Olympics and Liberty
Professionals.

He has also worked with the various national teams
in leadership positions.

Afriyie, who is the current chairman of the Black
Stars management committee, served on various
management committees of the national teams.

He served as the management committee chairman for
the Black Meteors and Black Satellites as well as
working on the Premier League Board and the
Division One League Board.

He is a current member of the CAF Marketing and TV
Rights Committee.

Meanwhile, Eddy Doku, Nanabanyin Benjamin Eyison
and Kweku Eyiah have been named to served on the
Emergency Committee.

They will join Kwesi Nyantakyi and George Afriyie
to serve on the five-man body.

Source - Ghana FA

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