Swedru All Blacks communications director Nathaniel Obeng says removing Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kurt Okraku will not solve the deeper problems facing the country’s football.
Pressure is mounting on the GFA leadership following the Black Stars’ disappointing start to their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
Ghana have lost their opening two matches, against Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia, leaving them bottom of Group C without a point.
The 4-2 defeat by The Gambia has sparked particular anger among supporters after the Black Stars surrendered a two-goal lead at the Accra Sports Stadium.
With calls growing for Okraku to resign, Obeng believes the focus should instead be on addressing what he describes as systemic problems within Ghana football.
“My personal view is that if we personalise it, this situation that we are finding ourselves in, we’ve been here before,” Obeng told the media.
“There was a whole lot of campaign to get somebody out of the system. So the person was ousted, a new person came, and now we are complaining about the same thing.”
He added: “Meaning, it might be that it is not an individual problem; it’s a systematic problem.
“I believe getting Kurt Okraku out of the system won’t solve the problem. It is a system problem.”
The comments come at a difficult time for the Black Stars, who are facing growing scrutiny from supporters following a series of disappointing results.
Ghana will now look to revive their qualification campaign when they face Somalia in a double-header in November.
Both matches are scheduled to be played at the Accra Sports Stadium, with the Black Stars needing positive results to keep their hopes of reaching the 2027 Afcon alive.
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