Henry Asante Twum, who was the spokesperson for President Kurt Okraku’s campaign in the run-up to the Ghana Football Association elections has been appointed as head of communications of the association.
His appointment was confirmed on Friday, two days after acting Communications Director Tamimu Issah resigned.
Henry, an astute sports broadcaster, has reunited with Kurt Okraku whom he campaigned for and also worked with at Ghana Premier League side Dreams FC.
With over 15 years of experience in the media landscape, Henry formerly worked for Tema Youth FC and Premier League club, Dreams FC as Director of Communications.
Asante was also Group Head of Sports at EIB Media Network and has also worked with several Ghanaian media houses notably Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Radio XYZ and Power FM.
He is popular on the local scene for his excellent delivery of commentary in the Ghana Premier League for the last decade and was recently appointed by FOX/ESPN as commentator for the 2019 WAFU tournament in Senegal.
The seasoned Sports journalist has been to three FIFA World Cup tournaments.
Mr Asante will handle all official issues relating to media and communications at the GFA.
