George Afriyie, the former vice president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), expressed uncertainty about running for the association's presidency again after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed his challenge against disqualification from the 2023 elections.
Incumbent Kurt Okraku ran unopposed and secured a second term.
Afriyie was deemed ineligible to participate due to failing to obtain necessary endorsements from GFA members and for involving an unauthorized person, Jeffrey Asare, to validate his candidacy documents. Disagreeing with the Election Committee's decision, he appealed to CAS.
However, the court upheld the original verdict last week, concluding the matter that began in September 2023.
Reflecting on the situation, Afriyie told Graphic Sports: "Nobody knows tomorrow. I have not taken any decision yet, but in life, you just have to focus and do what you want to do, and then when there is time and opportunity to do anything, why not."
While expressing acceptance of the CAS ruling, he added, "I just gave my opinion, and I said per what the CAS ruling is, I have accepted it, so we move."
Afriyie had also contested the presidential election in 2019 and, despite being a favorite, was defeated by Okraku. He graciously conceded defeat as the previous two contests failed to produce an outright winner, leading to Okraku being declared the victor.
