Former Ghana international, Charles Taylor, has jumped to the defence of underfire Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku after he was accused of running the association with 'family and friends.'

A petition filed at the FIFA Ethics Committee cited several staff members of the association as direct family members and friends of the 52-year-old and claimed he was practising a nepotistic government.

Okraku is seeking a second term in office with elections slated for October 2023.

With poor performing national teams and a struggling league, Okraku's four years in office have come under immense scrutiny with many calling for him to leave office.

But Taylor, who played for both Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko, has called for Okraku to continue for another tenure while calling for others to support him.

“Kurt Okraku is someone who understands football. We don’t have patience most of the time to wait and observe what’s happening. There is no one who just wakes up and progresses, it’s a gradual process. If you look at Kurt now, he is determined and he is doing something different," he told Adom TV.

"We need to give him our support. When he does something and it succeeds, he does it for Ghana. It will not be for his house."

He added that allegations of nepotism are far-fetched and claimed the NPP government paved the way for Okraku by appointing their own family members into their administration.

"People sometimes say he has brought in his family members to govern the FA," he continued.

"Even the government of Ghana is using some family members to govern some parts of the government. The work is all about if the person can deliver. If the Black Stars lose a game, the coaches should be blamed and not Kurt.”

Kurt's tenure will come to an end in October with the GFA expected to conduct another election during the next congress.