{
  "id": 18136301,
  "title": "Ghana’s 20 national teams rely on one broken bus – Kurt Okraku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ghanas-20-national-teams-rely-on-one-broken-bus-kurt-okraku",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:51:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghanas-20-national-teams-rely-on-one-broken-bus-kurt-okraku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku has revealed the struggles the association faces in managing Ghana's 20 national teams, including the Black Stars and Black Queens. The lack of adequate resources is hindering the sustainable growth of football in the country. Okraku highlighted that all 20 teams share a single bus, which was purchased by the GFA 18 years ago in 2008. This bus is currently out of service, forcing the association to rent one during the last international window. Speaking before Parliament's Select Committee on Sports, Okraku emphasized that this issue is a fundamental problem preventing Ghana from establishing a strong and prosperous football ecosystem. \"These teams rely on one bus that was purchased 18 years ago,\" Okraku stated, \"and now it is broken. We had to rent a bus during the most recent international window.\" He concluded by emphasizing the importance of government support for long-term football development: \"If we want to create a sustained football ecosystem, these are the fundamentals. These are the reasons we have not had sustained and continuous victorious stories over generations. These are the hard truths.\"",
  "summary": "Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku has shed light on some of the challenges facing the association in managing the country’s various national teams, calling for greater government support to ensure the long-term development of football. Okraku disclosed that all 20 national teams, including the Black Stars and Black Queens, rely on a single team […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Some things cannot be discussed in public – GFA president Kurt Okraku on Ghana’s AFCON title drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/some-things-cannot-be-discussed-in-public-gfa-president-kurt-okraku",
        "published": "2026-11-04T15:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Ghana’s 20 national teams share one broken bus' –Kurt Okraku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ghanas-20-national-teams-share-one-broken-bus-kurt-okraku",
        "published": "2026-11-04T17:25:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}