Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has highlighted the logistical challenges facing the country’s national football teams, revealing that all 19 teams have access to only one bus, which is now broken down.

He made the revelation while defending the GFA’s status as an independent football governing body and explaining its relationship with the government.

Okraku stressed that the GFA is a private entity and not a government institution, although it continues to collaborate with the state in the development and administration of football.

He cited the situation involving the national teams’ transportation as an example of the difficulties confronting the association.

According to him, the only bus available to serve the Black Stars, Black Queens and the other 17 national teams was purchased in 2008 and has since become unserviceable.

The revelation came when Okraku and members of the GFA Executive Council appeared before Parliament’s Select Committee on Youth and Sports on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, to discuss the state of football and the challenges affecting its development.

He disclosed that the breakdown of the ageing vehicle forced the Association to hire a replacement bus during the most recent international football window.

Okraku described the situation as one of the basic logistical challenges that must be addressed if Ghana is to build a sustainable football system and achieve consistent success across generations.

He argued that the development of football requires collective responsibility, insisting that the GFA alone cannot provide all the resources and infrastructure needed to support the national teams.