Former vice president of the Ghana Football Association, George Afriyie claims he understands ‘football politics’ than his competitors as the election campaign gets heated.

The FA presidential hopeful has been touring the Brong Ahafo region interacting with club owners and top officials as he continues his campaign to become the leader of Ghanaian football.

Mr. Afriyie has been advertising his credentials to local journalists in the region, claiming he understand ‘football politics’ than all those competing with.

“I understand football politics than many of the people who have expressed interest in contesting for the position.”

“Like Sir John said, fear delegates. Nobody is saying that one will get 100% but you want to aspire to get 100%.”

“We know how to get the votes and we’ll work towards it. We are not sleeping and will work hard until victory is achieved.”

“In the coming weeks when the election roadmap is clear, we’ll release the campaign team. We have a campaign team in place, a full campaign team. It’s a blend of people from all walks of life but importantly 90% are football persons. We have very strong pillars behind this campaign.”

The former Liberty Professionals director is one of 10 candidates that have expressed interest in replacing the former Ghana FA boss.