Randy Abbey

Ransford Annetey Abbey also known as Randy Abbey (born 6 January 1974) is a Ghanaian media personality and sports administrator and currently the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board. He was the previous 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 Abbey was born on 6 January 1974. He had his secondary education at the Accra Academy. Abbey received his MBA in General Management from the Australian Institute of Business, Australia, and was awarded his doctorate degree by the SBS Swiss Business School in Zürich, Switzerland.

Career As a media personality, Abbey has been the host of the morning show; Good Morning Ghana since 2002 until recently where he hosted his last show early January 2025 and resigned . 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, 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. Prior to this role, he was the managing director of Ignite Media Group (IMG). He resigned from this position at the end of 2024 as well as from the board of IMG.