Ghana Football Association boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi has found himself in serious mess after being caught on tape collecting bribe.
Kwesi Nyantakyi
Ghana football boss Kwesi Nyantakyi, a member of FIFA’s
decision-making Council, is under investigation for possible ethics
violations and has been provisionally suspended for 90 days, the global
soccer body said on Friday.
The ban was imposed one day after the Ghanaian government dissolved
the country’s football association (GFA) after officials, including
Nyantakyi, were shown in a documentary allegedly taking kickbacks.
Nyantakyi has not replied to multiple requests for comment while the GFA has said it would cooperate with any investigation.
Nyantakyi, who has been GFA president since 2005 and was elected to
the FIFA Council in September 2016, was filmed in a hotel room
appearing to take a $65,000 bribe from a supposed businessman seeking to
sponsor the Ghanaian football league.
Information Minister Mustapha Abdul-Hamid said in a statement on
Thursday that the government was shocked and outraged at the contents of
the documentary and would refer the alleged culprits to the police for
investigation.
FIFA has not yet commented on whether any action will be taken over the GFA’s dissolution.
The global soccer body does not accept any third party, including government, interference in its member associations.
It could respond by suspending Ghana’s membership, which would mean
the country’s national teams could no longer compete in international
competition. Ghana missed out on the World Cup which starts in Russia on
June 14.
-NAN
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