It’s only with time Ghana football will benefit from GFA presidential tenure extension – Harrison Addo

The General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo, says it is only in the long run that football in the country will benefit from the decision to extend the tenure of the GFA President from two to three terms.

At its Congress on August 12, 2025, the association approved the extension despite public uproar. A total of 114 out of 123 Congress members voted in favour of the motion, with Hearts of Oak backing the change while Asante Kotoko abstained.

“It’s only with time that we’ll see the benefits,” Harrison Addo said on Joy FM’s Game Plan.

When asked about the intended advantages, he explained: “The statute says that if you are bringing a proposal, you also come with an explanation. The explanation given by Yashin when they brought it was the fact that the EXCO is made of 12 members; for 11 members, they have three terms, and the president alone has two terms.

“The second reason was that FIFA has its EXCO and everyone has three terms. CAF the same, alignment. We should align.”

Following its approval, debate has shifted to whether current president Kurt Okraku will be eligible to contest for a third term once his second term concludes in 2027.