Breaking New: Former GFA President Jawula Reported Dead

Former Ghana Football Association President, Lepowura MND Jawula, has passed away in the United States, according to multiple sources.

In addition to his contributions to the football world, Lepowura Jawula was also a well-respected leader in his community as the Lepowura of the Kujolobito Gate of Lepo-Kpembe in the Northern Region.

His death is a loss to both the football community and his local community, and his contributions will be remembered.

Under Jawula’s tenure as GFA boss, the national U-17 team placed 2nd and 3rd in the 1997 and 1999 World Cups respectively, and the U-20 team placed 2nd in the 2001 World Cup edition.

In addition to his role at the GFA, Jawula was also a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Interclub Committee and Chairman of the Ghana Premier League Management Committee. He also served as a board member of the Ghanaian football club Real Tamale United.

Jawula was born in May 1949 in Cowlane, a suburb of Accra, to an affluent Ghanaian family. He started his political career in secondary school and went on to study English and Economics at the University of Cape Coast. He later pursued a Master’s degree in African Literature at the University of Ghana.