President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF Ahmad Ahmad will be in Ghana this month to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Professional Studies (UPSA).
Ahmad, who has established excellent relationships with the sports authorities and governments in Africa, will receive the award at a ceremony on 25th April.
Ahmad Ahmad will become the first major international sports personality to be honoured by one of Ghana's fasted growing Universities, UPSA.
The award recognises Ahmad’s commitment to the promotion of the game in Africa and by extension Ghana, a country he has visited twice since winning the election.
He has appointed the President of the Ghana Football Asociation Kwesi Nyantakyi as the 1st Vice President of CAF.
The University of Professional Studies said in its letter to Ahmad: â€The UPSA Management has nominated you for the award of an honorary Doctorate Degree.â€
Vice-chancellor Prof Abednego Amartey said the university was honoured to present the award to the former Madagascar minister of state.
â€Particularly, we are substantially aware of the positive impact you have made in football arena both in Ghana and international,†Prof Amartey said.
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The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is a public university that provides both academic and business professional education in Ghana.
The Malagasy became the CAF President in March 2017 and has been widely praised for the major reforms he has undertaken in African Football.