Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential candidate, George Afriyie has denied media reports he has been appointed by president Kurt Okraku to serve on Division One League Advisory Board.

Reports were rife on Wednesday that George Afriyie, who lost the 2019 GFA elections to Kurt Okraku had accepted to serve on the board which will work on restructuring the second-tier league following a Facebook post by the President.

However, the former GFA Vice President has clarified that he was not appointed by Kurt to serve on the Advisory Board.

Joy Sources say, he was nominated by Michael Osekere to represent Zone III on the board after the FA asked each of the three zones to nominate a member.

George, who appeared to be vocal on the group that has Vice President Mark Addo, ExCo member Randy Abbey, Wilfred Kwaku Osei and Nana Yaw Amponsah, earned nomination after explaining to members why the move should be rejected.

His knowledge on Division One League structure was so convincing that, Vision FC President, Mr Osekere nominated him. After working behind the scenes, he returned to the WhatsApp group to accept the nomination which has been misconstrued as appointment by the FA President, sources said.

FULL STATEMENT OF GEORGE AFRIYIE SETTING RECORDS STRAIGHT BELOW:

Dear colleagues in football,

I trust we are all staying safe and continue to adhere to the safety protocols as we collectively seek to win over the COVID-19 pandemic.

I have received a lot of calls and messages in the last couple of hours and have read various media publications on a purported appointment by GFA President Kurt Okraku to serve on a Division One League Advisory Board.

The numerous media reportage and social media circulations only seek to peddle a blatant misrepresentation of the facts.

Let me hasten to put on record that my place on the Division One League Advisory Committee is not on the dint of an invitation from the GFA, but rather a nomination by club owners and administrators on the Zone 3 platform who share a common position with me on the subject at hand (18-club Division One League) for which I have strongly kicked against.

I also feel compelled as a club owner to get involved in deciding on matters that affect the nucleus of our clubs, thus, my decision to accept the nomination from club owners and administrators from Zone 3.

I believe that we need to come together to review and amend the current statutes as we agreed in principle at the last congress of the Normalisation Committee[on September 5, 2019].

I believe that the future of our football ultimately lies in the choices and decisions we make today.

Therefore, my position is that, there must be a broader engagement and consultation on the subject with the wider football legislature (CONGRESS) because every Premier League club is a potential Division One League club, every Division One League club is a potential Premier League club, or a Division Two club.

So concentrating power in the hands of the minority to decide the fate of the majority is not the way to go.

I will continue to serve in various capacities in seeking the greater good of Ghana football.

Let us continue to stay safe, obey the safety protocols and remain vigilant in the fight against COVID-19.

#yestogether we build

Kindest regards,

George Afriyie

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