George Afriyie, a former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, has criticized the decision to extend the presidential term limit from two to three terms, saying the move breaches procedure and will be challenged.
“We will find a way to abolish the new rules introduced in our football statutes. The process to table that motion was not followed and is invalid,” Afriyie told Gideon Okyere Anim on Original Sports.
His comments follow the GFA’s approval of the amendment at its 31st Ordinary Congress in Prampram. The change allows a president to serve up to 12 years instead of eight, bringing the GFA in line with FIFA and the Confederation of African Football statutes.
At the congress, 114 of the 123 delegates present voted in favor of the extension, six opposed it, and three abstained. The 91.9 percent approval comfortably exceeded the 75 percent threshold required for constitutional changes.
Supporters of the amendment argue that longer terms will give presidents more time to implement long-term plans for the development of Ghanaian football. Critics, however, say it concentrates too much power in the hands of one person.
The decision could benefit current GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, who is in his second term with two years left to serve.
