Najeeb Yakubu Accuses GFA President of Sabotaging National Team Career.
Najeeb Yakubu, a former Ghana youth international, has accused Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku of sabotaging his national team career after he refused to sign with Dreams FC.Yakubu, now playing for the Niger national team, alleges that Okraku orchestrated his removal from the Black Meteors squad ahead of a 2021 friendly tournament in Japan, which ultimately led to his disappearance from Ghana's national teams.The controversy surrounds a passport issue that kept Yakubu from traveling with the team. He claims this was done deliberately after he declined to join Dreams FC, a club Okraku is affiliated with. Yakubu initially gained prominence in 2017 as part of Ghana's U-17 team at the FIFA World Youth Championships.The player switched nationalities to represent Niger in 2022, and was part of the team that defeated Ghana 2-1 in an international match in November […]