Prosper Harrison Addo

Prosper Harrison Addo is a Ghanaian lawyer, journalist, and football administrator. He has been the General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association since 2020.[1][2][3][4][5]

Prosper Harrison-Addo
Born
Prosper Harrison-Addo
NationalityGhanaian
EducationAccra Academy
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Sports administrator

Education

Addo had his secondary education at the Accra Academy before proceeding to the University of Ghana, where he studied Law and Economics for his undergraduate degree. Addo was a pioneering student volunteer for the then newly founded Radio Universe during his time at the university. He continued to the Ghana School of Law, where he was called to the bar in 2000. He obtained his master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Salford, Manchester.[2][5][6][7]

Career

As a football administrator, Addo has served the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in various capacities. He began as the Chairman of the association's Greater Accra regional Disciplinary Committee. He later became the chairman of the national Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association.[8][9][10] He was a member of the FA Cup Committee and also member of the GFA Legal Committee.[2][5][6][7]

Prior to his a appointment as General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Addo worked with MTN Ghana as Commercial Legal Manager, and Senior Manager of Compliance.[2][5][6][7]

Addo is a member of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), and an associate member of the Institute of Public Relations.[2][5][6][7]

References
  1. "GFA General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo arrives in Mozambique for GS Academy". GhanaWeb. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. "Ghana FA to appoint Prosper Harrison Addo as new general secretary". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  3. "Ghana will make it to Qatar 2022 World Cup- Prosper Harrison Addo". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  4. Yeboah, Thomas Freeman (2020-01-02). "Legal Practitioner Prosper Harrison Addo appointed as new General Secretary of GFA". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. "GFA appoints Prosper Harrison Addo as new General Secretary - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  6. Association, Ghana Football. "Press Release: GFA appoints Lawyer Prosper Harrison Addo as new General Secretary". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  7. "Prosper Harrison Addo appointed GFA General Secretary". Citi Sports Online. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  8. "Ghana Football Association: Prosper Harrison Addo resigns as Disciplinary Committee Chairman". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  9. "EXCLUSIVE: Former Disciplinary Committee chair Prosper Harrison Addo in pole position to land Ghana FA General Secretary role". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  10. "Prosper Harrison Addo reinstated as chairman of Ghana FA Disciplinary Committee". Footballghana. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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