Ransford Annetey Abbey also known as Randy Abbey is a Ghanaian media personality and sports administrator. He is the host of Metro TV morning show ''Good Morning Ghana'', an Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association, and president of the Kpando Hearts of Lions Football Club.

Early life and education

He had his secondary education at the

Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Non-denominational Christianity, non-denominational Day School, day and Boarding School, boarding Single-sex education, boys' school. It is located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region. The school was establishe ...

. Abbey studied for a certificate in Human Resource Management and Public Administration from the

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra ...

(GIMPA), and an advanced certificate in Public Relations, Advertising, And Marketing from

Ghana Institute of Journalism The Ghana Institute of Journalism is a public university in Ghana. The institute has accreditation from the National Accreditation Board. History The Ghana Institute of Journalism was established on 16 October 1959 by Kwame Nkrumah, the first pre ...

. Abbey received his MBA in General Management from the Australian Institute of Business,

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, and was awarded his doctorate degree by the

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in Zurich,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Career

As a media personality, Abbey has been the host of the morning show; ''Good Morning Ghana'' since 2002. In 2006, he doubled as the spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association, serving in this position for 8 years. In 2014 he completed the takeover of the Kpando Hearts of Lions Football Club, owning over 70% of the shares. In 2019, Abbey was voted member of the Ghana Football Association Executive Committee. He also serves as the Chairman of the Black Satellites management committee. Following the Black Satellites success in the

2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations The 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (23rd edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Foo ...

, he was retained as the Chairman of the committee for a second term. Abbey has also chaired the Referees Appointment Committee and the Black Meteors Management Committee. He is a member of the

Ghana Journalists Association The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is the umbrella organization to which all journalists in Ghana belong. The current president is Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour. Founded in 1949, the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has become the umbrella o ...

Honours

Abbey received the

Order of the Volta The Order of the Volta is an order of merit from the Republic of Ghana. It was instituted in 1960 and is awarded to people for their outstanding service to the country.

award in 2006 in recognition of his contribution the growth and development of media in Ghana. That same year, he was awarded a

Grand Medal There are four orders in Ghana: Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of the Volta, Medal for Gallantry and Grand Medal. These were instituted in 1960 as a replacement for the British honours system that was conferred under the Gold Coast and the Do ...

for his role in

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's qualification and performance at the

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hosted by

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in 2006.

Personal life

Abbey is married with four children; two sons and two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbey, Randy Living people Ghanaian journalists Recipients of the Order of the Volta Alumni of the Accra Academy Ghana Institute of Journalism alumni Australian Institute of Business alumni Ghanaian television journalists Year of birth missing (living people)