Dan Kwaku Yeboah

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

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]

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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