Thanksgiving Service held for Black Stars’ 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification at Imam Malik Hamburg Mosque In Maamobi, Accra

On Friday, October 24, 2025, the association held a special thanksgiving service at the Imam Malik Hamburg Mosque in Maamobi to express gratitude to Allah for the Black Stars’ qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The service brought together key figures of Ghana football, including GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, Chief of Staff Michael Osekre, Executive Council Member Eugene Noel Nobel, Deputy General Secretary Ama Brobey-Williams, Director of Marketing Jamil Maraby, and Head of PR and Strategy Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe.

Also in attendance were prominent members of the football fraternity such as GHALCA Chairman John Ansah, Accra Hearts of Oak Director Alhaji Brimah Akanbi, Tudu mighty Jets President Abdullah Waheed (Abu Sondonko), Dreams FC President Jiji Mohammed Alifoe, and Vice President Prince Abdul Hamid, alongside other FA staff and the Ghana Supporters led by their president Moro Issaka Polo.

The GFA delegation was warmly received by the mosque’s leadership led by Sheikh Zakariah Addo, Malam Abdul Razak Iddriss, and Alhaji Iddriss Yusif (Cliff). The clerics commended the FA for its efforts in reviving Ghanaian football and prayed for continued success for the Black Stars and all national teams.

In his address, President Kurt Okraku expressed heartfelt appreciation to the Muslim community for their unwavering prayers and support throughout the qualification campaign. He urged them to continue interceding for the Black Stars as Ghana prepares for the World Cup in 2026.

The mosque’s leadership, in response, assured the FA of their continuous support and lauded the Association’s achievements — including the Black Starlets’ qualification for the U17 AFCON, the impressive performances of the Black Queens, and President Okraku’s recent elevation as CAF 2nd Vice President.

The thanksgiving service forms part of the GFA’s interfaith celebration of Ghana’s World Cup qualification, with a Christian service scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the Christ the King Anglican Church in Sakumono.

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