{"id":42858,"date":"2025-02-11T20:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42858"},"modified":"2025-02-11T20:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:01:33","slug":"kurt-okraku-is-not-well-nana-oduro-sarfo-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kurt-okraku-is-not-well-nana-oduro-sarfo-clarifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Okraku is not well \u2013 Nana Oduro Sarfo clarifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Nana Oduro Sarfo, an Executive Council member (EXCO) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has clarified Kurt Okraku&#8217;s absence from football circles.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #212529;\">The Football Association chief has failed to comment on a series of events in the country that have sparked an unprecedented wave of inquiries about his absence following recent developments. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #212529;\">This includes the appointment of the new Sports Minister, Kofi Adams, the death of Asante Kotoko fan Francis Frimpong (Nana Pooley), meetings with the Ghana Premier League clubs, and several other occurrences.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Kotoko won\u2019t resume football until proposals are granted \u2013 Nana Apinkra warns GFA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kotoko-wont-resume-football-until-proposals-are-granted-nana-apinkra-warns-gfa\/\">Kotoko won\u2019t resume football until proposals are granted \u2013 Nana Apinkra warns GFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oduro Sarfo has come out to clarify the Association President&#8217;s prolonged absence and quietness due to feeling ill.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;Kurt Okraku is currently unwell, and out of the country, which has prevented him from commenting on the tragic event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He would have been the first person to visit the camp of Kotoko. When he&#8217;s fit and arrives in the country safely, he will be here (to meet Kotoko).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Breaking News: Ghana Premier League suspended, clubs to meet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/breaking-news-ghana-premier-league-suspended-clubs-to-meet\/\">Breaking News: Ghana Premier League suspended, clubs to meet<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #212529;\">Meanwhile, the two Ghana Premier League clubs have issued a joint statement on some proposals they are waiting on the Football Association to fulfill before they resume active football. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nana Oduro Sarfo, an Executive Council member (EXCO) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has clarified Kurt Okraku&#8217;s absence from football circles. &nbsp; The Football Association chief has failed to comment on a series of events in the country that have sparked an unprecedented wave of inquiries about his absence following recent developments. 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