GFA Presidential race: Kurt Okraku awaits confirmation as new king
The Chief Executive Officer of Dreams FC, Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku is awaiting confirmation as the newly elected President of the Ghana Football Association.
Kurt must win more than 50% of votes as the only candidate in the final round of voting at the ongoing GFA congress.
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He twice won arguably the most closely contested GFA election in recent memory but narrowly failed to garner the 50% + 1 (fifty per cent plus one) vote required for an outright win.
Per the regulations governing the polls, an individual can only become GFA President after obtaining in excess of 50% of the valid votes cast at congress.
Of the 118 delegates, he had polled 44 votes in the first round of voting, with George Afriyie, his closest challenger, closely behind with 40 votes. That neccessitatead a second round of voting, and here again, he managed 59 votes or 50%.
George Afriyie however conceded defeat just when it was announced a third round of voting was set to kick off, leaving congress with no choice but a thrid round with only Okraku as the candidate.
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