Kwesi Nyantakyi, former president of the Ghana Football Association, has voiced his disagreement with the Save Ghana Football demonstration, deeming it unnecessary. The protest, which took place in February and drew hundreds of football enthusiasts, was organized by a group of journalists who believe that Ghanaian football is currently facing significant challenges, necessitating a restructuring of its governance to address the issues.

During the demonstration, participants presented a 15-point petition to Parliament, the Sports Ministry, and the Ghana Football Association, seeking reforms in football governance.

In response to the demonstration, Nyantakyi expressed his dissent, suggesting that the demonstrators could have achieved their objectives by submitting their petition directly to the GFA without the need for a public protest. “I don’t agree with the Save Ghana Football demonstration. The protest was not necessary. They should have just put the petition on paper and sent it to the GFA,” Nyantakyi remarked in an interview with Onua TV.

The catalyst for the Save Ghana Football movement was Ghana’s disappointing exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Nyantakyi acknowledged the decline in Ghanaian football since his tenure, stating, “Ghana football declined since I left. Since 2019, we have always exited after the first round or even in the group stage. So if you draw a graph, you’d see a steep slope.”