President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku is set to be named as the president of the Union of West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone B.
Happy Sports understands that Okraku’s new role will be confirmed at the impending 14th WAFU Zone B General Assembly to be held on 22 May 2021 in Accra, Ghana.
The current president who doubles as the president of the Niger Football Federation, Djibrilla Hima Hamidou, is expected to step down to make way for Okraku to continue the remaining term of office which expires in 2022.
Hamidou who also sits on the CAF Executive Committee will relinquish his position at the helm of the regional football body to make way for the Ghana FA boss.
The meeting will be grace by Federation/Association Presidents and General Secretaries from Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and host Ghana. The Youth and Sports Minister of the Republic of Ghana, Mustapha Ussif (Hon.) will deliver an address at the Assembly.
Agenda for the congress includes; report on budget activities, approval of the budgeted activities report, program of budgeted activities, presentation of 2021-2022 operating budget, approval of the operating budget, and exam of the proposals for the texts governing the functioning of WAFU B among others.
Hamidou was elected by acclamation during the General Assembly of the zone held on Friday, 14 September 2018 in Niamey.
Okraku was elected as the President of the Ghana Football Association two years ago.
By: Ayishatu Zakaria Ali
