President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, on Monday paid a courtesy call on the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, at the Police Headquarters in Accra.

The meeting, part of the GFA’s stakeholder consultations ahead of the 2025/26 football season, was aimed at strengthening collaboration with law enforcement on matters of security and integrity in football.

Congratulating COP Donkor on her appointment, Okraku commended her past contributions to the GFA, particularly during her tenure as Head of Safety and Security, and pledged the Association’s full support for her leadership.

“We are here to strengthen the relationship between the Football Association and the Ghana Police Service,” Okraku said. “We will continue to rely on the Police to help us fight the canker of match manipulation and rid our game of such acts.”

He further proposed a partnership with the Police Service to redevelop the Tesano Depot Park into a standard football facility.

In her response, COP Donkor expressed appreciation for the visit and assured the Association of the CID’s commitment to safeguarding the sport. She described football as a “national treasure” that unites and inspires Ghanaians, while emphasising the Police Service’s readiness to tackle issues such as match-fixing, hooliganism and cybercrime.

The visit forms part of a wider engagement drive by the GFA with key stakeholders ahead of the new season, which officially kicks off with the Premier League on September 12, 2025.

President Okraku was accompanied by Executive Council members Samuel Aboabire, Gideon Fosu and Eugene Nobel Noel, along with senior staff including Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe, Henry Asante Twum, Maxwell Kemeh and Patrick Akoto.