PETITION REQUESTING AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
To:
The Executive Director
Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)
Subject: Request for an Independent Investigation into the Affairs of the Ghana Football Association
Dear Sir/Madam,
I respectfully petition the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to conduct an independent, impartial, and thorough investigation into matters relating to the governance, financial management, and administration of the Ghana Football Association, including matters involving the conduct of Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku @kurtokraku and any relevant oversight by the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Adams @HonKofiAdams, where appropriate.
I have obtained information and materials that I believe warrant careful examination by your Office. I am prepared to cooperate fully with any lawful investigation by providing the information and supporting evidence in my possession.
I respectfully request that EOCO examine, where appropriate:
- The management and use of funds relating to the Black Stars and other national teams.
- Financial accountability concerning international friendly matches, sponsorships, broadcasting, and other football-related transactions.
- Whether applicable laws, financial regulations, procurement requirements, or governance standards have been complied with.
- Any other matters that arise from an independent review of the available evidence.
This petition is made in the interest of transparency, accountability, and the protection of the public interest. I respectfully ask EOCO to assess the evidence independently and take any action that is justified by its findings.
I remain available to assist with any lawful investigation.
Yours faithfully,
Kofi Nunoo-Mensah
Seen a lot of Brazilian posts indicating that the decline of Catholicism and the rise of Pentecostalism (classical/neo) amongst their players is why they failed. It will be interesting to take a look at that
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲.
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By the time 🇬🇭 Ghana appointed Carlos Queiroz, the Black Stars already had deep structural problems. No coach was going to overhaul this team in a few months.
The mistake many fans made was expecting Queiroz to become something he has never been.
His football has always been about organisation, discipline and tournament survival. Not attacking flair. Never.
So when Ghana defended better but struggled to create chances, it shouldn't have been a shock.
Jerome Opoku captured it perfectly after the Colombia defeat, telling me:
"We can defend, defend, defend but if we don't get that one goal to relieve pressure off the defense, then we can't succeed."
Exactly.
Ghana conceded just three goals in four World Cup matches, but scored only two despite having forwards like Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Fatawu Issahaku.
That, my people, is no accident. It is the the trade-off for having the 73-year-old.
This isn't about blaming the forwards. Semenyo came into the tournament after arguably the best goalscoring season of his career. Brandon Thomas-Asante had earned a much bigger conversation about his role. Jordan Ayew often looked isolated. The issue wasn't simply personnel; it was the system.
And that system was exactly what Queiroz has built everywhere he has coached.
For me, he was the right man for a very specific job: stabilise Ghana, restore defensive credibility and guide us through the World Cup with respectability.
Mission accomplished.
But that's also why I don't think he should lead the next phase.
World Cup football and a qualifying campaign are different assignments.
The next Black Stars coach must build on the defensive foundation Queiroz has laid—but also unleash one of Ghana's most exciting attacking generations in years.
Thank you, Carlos.
You did the job you were hired to do.
Now it's time for someone else to take this team forward. I'll be surprised if the GFA allowed him to take us into the future.
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The amount of rainfall recorded today is among the highest experienced in several years. Preliminary data indicates that approximately 140 millimetres of rain fell on Accra. By comparison, the highest single-day rainfall recorded last year was about 56 millimetres.
That aspect of the problem is beyond our control because it is driven by changing climatic conditions. There is the issue of human behaviour.
Whenever government begins removing structures built in waterways, some people accuse us of being inhumane. Yet when disasters such as today's flooding occur, the consequences affect everyone. The irresponsible actions of a few individuals end up putting entire communities at risk.
He writes all that, and instead of engaging with the structural problems that made Asare’s life so hard, and keep so many others impoverished, the politician ends with “God is the lifter of men.”
And we’re supposed to believe these people care about Ghana and Ghanaians.