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Team Psychologist engaged for Black Stars
As part of moves to strengthen the Technical team of the senior male national football team, the Black Stars, the GFA has engaged Belgian Kris Perquy as Team Psychologist.
Kris Perquy is an accomplished Sports psychologist with a little over 17 years’ experience working with professionals in Sports to enhance their psychological well-being.
He worked with the Belgian Football Association for 15 years, helping to professionalize their Football psychology offering for players and Coaches. He developed a Coach Education program dubbed “Psychology for Football” which reached over 300 trainers.
His work also saw him working as Lead psychologist for a project to support elite Referees in their preparation and recovery.
Kris Perquy was a member of the coaching staff for Belgium’s Olympic athletes supporting the team during training camps and has worked as Mental Coach for professional football clubs such as KSV Cercle Brugge, RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge and KV Oostende.
Perquy has also worked as Performance psychologist for a global E-Sports organisation and Mental Coach for Belgium’s national male and female Handball teams. He prepared top swimming talents for the Olympic Games as well.
Kris Perquy holds a Masters degree in Organisational Psychology from the University of Gent and a Certificate in brain-based coaching from the Neuroleadership Institute in London, United Kingdom.
He is the Founder of the International Network of Football Psychologists, an organisation that provides platforms for the sharing of best practices amongst mental coaches from the highest echelons of European Football.
With his depth of knowledge and expertise in the area of Sports Psychology, Kris Perquy co-authored “The Sport Brain”, a book on Sports Psychology, with Van Halewyck.
In appointing Kris Perquy, the Football Association is confident that the entire Black Stars team would have a topnotch professional in Sports Psychology to take care of the team’s needs in this regard. Kris is also expected to design and implement training sessions for Coaches and Team psychologists of the various national teams as well as Football clubs in Ghana.
GFA Communications
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and all the clubs participating in this weekend’s competitions will pay special tribute in honour of the memory of the late Dominic Frimpong of Berekum Chelsea FC (on loan from Aduana FC).
The GFA has in a statement announced that all the players and team officials of the 6 clubs playing this weekend competitions will wear black armbands on their jerseys as a mark of respect during their respective matches.
In addition, a minute of silence will be observed before the commencement of each game in his honour. This tribute will take place during the MTN FA Cup semi-final matches as well as the Women’s Premier League final scheduled for this weekend.
“The GFA counts on the full cooperation of all clubs and the fans in respectfully observing these arrangements as we collectively pay tribute to Dominic Frimpong,” the statement added.
The FA expressed appreciation to all stakeholders for their understanding and support in these times.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Daniel Laryea will handle the MTN FA Cup semifinal clash between Aduana FC and Nations FC at the Swedru Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2026.
Roland Addy will serve as Assistant I, with Seth Abletor as Assistant II, while Adaari Abdul Lattif works as 4th Referee.
The match is scheduled for a 3:00pm kick-off at the Swedru Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2026.
GFA COMMUNICATIONS
