Prosper Harrison Addo
{{Short description|Ghanaian football administrator}}{{Infobox person
| name =Prosper Harrison-Addo
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Prosper Harrison-Addo
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| nationality = Ghanaian
| education = Accra Academy
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted|University of Ghana|Ghana School of Law|University of Salford}}
| occupation = Lawyer
Sports administrator
| years active =
| employer =
| spouse =
}}
Prosper Harrison Addo is a Ghanaian lawyer, journalist, and football administrator. He has been the General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association since 2020.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=GFA General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo arrives in Mozambique for GS Academy|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/GFA-General-Secretary-Prosper-Harrison-Addo-arrives-in-Mozambique-for-GS-Academy-1231288|access-date=2022-02-16|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Ghana FA to appoint Prosper Harrison Addo as new general secretary.|url=https://ghanaguardian.com/ghana-fa-to-appoint-prosper-harrison-addo-as-new-general-secretary|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Ghana Guardian News|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-12-02|title=Ghana will make it to Qatar 2022 World Cup- Prosper Harrison Addo|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-will-make-it-to-qatar-2022-world-cup-prosper-harrison-addo|access-date=2022-02-16|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Yeboah|first=Thomas Freeman|date=2020-01-02|title=Legal Practitioner Prosper Harrison Addo appointed as new General Secretary of GFA|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/legal-practitioner-prosper-harrison-addo-appointed-as-new-general-secretary-of-gfa/6kpgzhg|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-01-02|title=GFA appoints Prosper Harrison Addo as new General Secretary - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gfa-appoints-prosper-harrison-addo-as-new-general-secretary/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}
Education
Addo had his secondary education at the Accra Academy before proceeding to the University of Ghana, where he studied Law and Economics for his undergraduate degree. Addo was a pioneering student volunteer for the then newly founded Radio Universe during his time at the university. He continued to the Ghana School of Law, where he was called to the bar in 2000. He obtained his master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Salford, Manchester.{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Press Release: GFA appoints Lawyer Prosper Harrison Addo as new General Secretary|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/press-release-gfa-appoints-lawyer-prosper-harrison-addo-as-new-general-secretary|access-date=2022-02-16|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-01-02|title=Prosper Harrison Addo appointed GFA General Secretary|url=https://citisportsonline.com/2020/01/02/prosper-harrison-addo-appointed-gfa-general-secretary/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Citi Sports Online|language=en-US}}
Career
As a football administrator, Addo has served the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in various capacities. He began as the Chairman of the association's Greater Accra regional Disciplinary Committee. He later became the chairman of the national Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association.{{Cite web|title=Ghana Football Association: Prosper Harrison Addo resigns as Disciplinary Committee Chairman|url=https://ghanaguardian.com/ghana-football-association-prosper-harrison-addo-resigns-disciplinary-committee-chairman|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Ghana Guardian News|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-10-29|title=EXCLUSIVE: Former Disciplinary Committee chair Prosper Harrison Addo in pole position to land Ghana FA General Secretary role|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-former-disciplinary-committee-chair-prosper-harrison-addo-in-pole-position-to-land-ghana-fa-general-secretary-role|access-date=2022-02-16|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Prosper Harrison Addo reinstated as chairman of Ghana FA Disciplinary Committee|url=https://footballghana.com/prosper-harrison-addo-reinstated-chairman-ghana-fa-disciplinary-committee|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Footballghana|language=en}} He was a member of the FA Cup Committee and also member of the GFA Legal Committee.
Prior to his a appointment as General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Addo worked with MTN Ghana as Commercial Legal Manager, and Senior Manager of Compliance.
Addo is a member of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), and an associate member of the Institute of Public Relations.
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison Addo, Prosper}}
Category:21st-century Ghanaian lawyers
Category:Alumni of the Accra Academy
Category:University of Ghana alumni