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Dan Kwaku Yeboah

Dan Kwaku Yeboah is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist and former spokesperson for the Ghana Football Association during the period of the FIFA Normalisation Committee.[1][2] He is also the Head of Sports for Despite Media Group who owns Ghanaian media giants Peace FM.[3]

Dan Kwaku Yeboah
Dan Kwaku Yeboah with an award in March 2019
Personal details
Born (1978-09-30) 30 September 1978 (age 45)

During his tenure as the spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association during the era of the FIFA Normalisation Committee he developed a document dubbed corporate communications policy for the football association which has been adopted by the association for its communications.[4] He was also once the communications director of All Blacks F.C. He resigned as spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee in September 2019.[5]

Honours edit

In March 2019, he was adjudged the Most Innovative Sports Presenter of the year at an event held at the International Conference Center by Pan African Awards held in Accra.[6] Meanwhile, in November 2019 the Ghana Journalists Association honoured him with a Special Award for his meritorious service to sports journalism in the West African country.[7][8] In October 2018 he was nominated for the Sports Journalist of the Year award by the Ghana Journalists Association and won the award.[9][10] He is also a previous winner of the Lade Wosornu Prize for Literature.[11] He has won multiple awards as the Ghanaian commentator of the year after winning the award three times in a row.

Influence in Ghana football edit

In July 2018 the renowned broadcaster was appointed spokesperson for the FIFA/CAF liaison team which was mandated to manage football in Ghana following the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association Executive Committee following the Anas Aremeyaw expose.[12] After the end of the Liaison Team era he was appointed as the spokesperson for the FIFA Normalisation Committee.[13] In summer of 2019 he was named the spokesperson for a 5-member Management Committee which was tasked to steer Black Stars during their campaign in the 2019 AFCON tournament.[14][15] In September 2019 he resigned from his position as the spokesperson of the Normalisation Committee after citing personal reasons for his resignation.[16] During 2017 television show Kwaku Yeboah slammed the Confederation of Africa Football for what he described as a populist decision when the continent's football governing body moved the African Cup of Nations from January to June.[17]

Contribution to society edit

Following the death of Ghanaian coach Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie in 2016 Kwaku Yeboah authored and launched a book titled: Coachhene, Football Gift to Mother Ghana.[18] He then played an influential role to set up a foundation to serve the memory of the late Ghanaian coach.[19] The foundation makes donations to the various hospitals in Ghana.[19] Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo commended Kwaku Yeboah for his contribution to sports development during his victory speech after winning the 2016 General Elections in Ghana.[20][21] He also organised and raised the sum of GHS300,000 an equivalent of US$52,000 to support the Ghana national team squad of 1965 who won the 1965 AFCON tournament.

LOC for 2023 African Games Appointment edit

In October 2020 he was named as a member of the Local Organising Committee for the 2023 African Games. Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the members of the LOC in that same month.[22][23]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kweku Yeboah speaks about NC resignation and salary controversy". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Dan Kwaku Yeboah maintains position as NC Spokesperson". Ghana Sports Online. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "NC spokesperson Dan Kwaku Yeboah resigns after taking $11,000 for part-time work". Ghana Soccer net. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Dan Kwaku Yeboah presents communications policy to GFA". GhanaWeb. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Kwaku Yeboah resigns as Normalisation Committee spokesperson". MyJoyOnline. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Distinguished broadcaster Dan Kwaku Yeboah sweeps international award". Ghana Sports Online. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Despite Media reign supreme at the 24th GJA awards". GhanaWeb. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Ghanaian broadcaster Dan Kwaku Yeboah receives Meritorious Award from GJA". Ghana Sports Online. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ^ "GJA Awards 2018 Winners - Full List". PlugTimes. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Graphic tops 2018 GJA Awards nominations". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  11. ^ "AIBF Literary Awards renamed in honour of Ghanaian poet, Prof Lade Wosornu – Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences". Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Kweku Yeboah appointed spokesperson for the FIFA/CAF liaison team". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Dan Kwaku Yeboah appointed PRO for GFA Normalization Committee". GhanaWeb. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  14. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Dan Kwaku Yeboah Appointed PRO For GFA Normalization Committee". Peacefmonline - Ghana news. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  15. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Normalisation Committee appoints 5-member Management Committee to steer Black Stars". Ghana FA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  16. ^ Larweh, Kwame. "Dan Kweku Yeboah resigns from Normalisation Committee (NC)". Graphic SPORTS. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Dan Kweku Yeboah Slams CAF For 'Populist' Afcon Decision". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Sports Journalist, Dan K Yeboah, to launch book in honour of Coach E.K Afranie". Ghana News Page. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  19. ^ a b Online, Peace FM. "Coach Afranie Memorial Foundation Donates To Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Stroke Unit". Peacefmonline- Ghana news. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  20. ^ YouTube. "Presidential-elect Nana Akufo Addo addresses Ghanaians". YouTube.
  21. ^ "President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo's victory speech". GhanaWeb. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  22. ^ "President inaugurates 13th African Games Local Organising Committee". Graphic Online. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  23. ^ "President Akufo-Addo inaugurates a nine-member LOC for Ghana 2023". GhanaWeb. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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