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Kurt E.S Okraku meets Education Minister to strengthen partnership between Football and Education
President of the Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, to discuss key areas of collaboration between the GFA and the Ministry aimed at advancing the development of football and education in Ghana.
During the meeting, held at the Ministry of Education in Accra, President Simeon-Okraku expressed his sincere appreciation to the Honourable Minister for the warm reception and his openness to dialogue on issues that bridge the gap between education and football.
He emphasised the Football Association’s commitment to building a strong and sustainable partnership with the Ministry, rooted in shared values and mutual goals that serve the national interest.
The discussions centered on the synergy between education and football, particularly how the beautiful game can be integrated more effectively into the educational framework to promote youth development, discipline and talent discovery.
President Simeon-Okraku highlighted several GFA initiatives, including the Catch Them Young Refereeing Programme and the School Football Development Project, as examples of how the Football Association is aligning its development strategy with the national education system.
He also reaffirmed the GFA’s readiness to collaborate with the Ministry on policies that support physical education and football infrastructure development in schools.
Haruna Iddrisu commended the GFA President and his administration for their proactive efforts in developing football at all levels and for recognising the important role education plays in shaping well-rounded footballers.
The Minister reaffirmed his Ministry’s willingness to work closely with the GFA to strengthen the link between academic training and football excellence, ensuring that young talents receive holistic development.
This engagement forms part of the President’s broader agenda to build strong institutional partnerships that enhance football governance, youth development and the overall sporting ecosystem in Ghana.
President Simeon-Okraku was accompanied by Executive Council members Samuel Aboabire and Gideon Fosu as well as technical director of the Football Association, Professor Joseph Kwame Mintah.
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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