News reaching www.kyfilla.com indicates that the High Court has granted Attorney General’ s motion to restraint the Ghana Football Association from carrying out football related activities and have placed an interim injunction on all aforesaid association’s activities.
The order of the court, therefore, forbid the Ghana Football Association and its officials from carrying out any officials duties which includes the organization of football matches, the selling of the association’s assets, the appointment and election of officials and other duties.
In her argument before the court, the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, contended that the Ghana Football Association was being used for illegal purposes.The state thus views this course of action necessary to protect the public.
This is after the Government filed a petition at the High Court for the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association.The government in an earlier statement said it was already taking steps to dissolve the association.
The shake-up in Ghana football was sparked by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas latest expose’ on corruption in the Ghanaian football.
High-ranking members in the Ghana Football Association, including its then-President Kwesi Nyantakyi, have been implicated in acts of corruption.
Kwesi Nyantakyi was seen allegedly receiving a bribe to illegally secure a $15 million sponsorship deal for Ghana local league, acting simultaneously as FA boss and the representative of a ghost company that would serve as agent.
This would have seen him pocket about 20 percent of the sponsorship sum, contrary to FIFA and GFA regulations.
He later resigned as the President of the Association after expose’ without admitting any guilt.
However, Anas caught many other Ghanaian FA officials and referees in alleged match-fixing deals.Top football administrators were also seen taking money to influence call-ups for players into the national team and more playing time.
The Ghana Football Association has already postponed all football matches in the country until further notice and all of its officials who were caught on camera taking bribes, among other acts of misconduct, were directed to step aside.
The Ghana Football Association in a release stated that having its officials step aside will enable the Ethics Committee of the Association to thoroughly investigate the matter and kick-start a judicial process.
The Police have since announced they will investigate all FA officials implicated in the investigative piece.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Football Association Ethics Committee, headed by the Director of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) Bureau, COP Kofi Boakye has been tasked to look into the allegations.
