Ghana’s Football Association (GFA) has been dissolved by their government after corruption and bribery allegations.
The decision by President Nana Akufo-Addo comes following a footage that emerged from a documentary allegedly uncovering fraud and corruption under the leadership of GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi.
In the documentary ‘When Greed and Corruption Become the Norm’, Nyantakyi was pictured accepting a cash gift from an undercover reporter who was pretending to be a businessman.
The statement by the Government read:
“The Government is shocked and outraged at the contents of the recently-aired video documentary, which captures the investigation conducted into football administration by the journalist, Anasa Aremeyaw, titled ‘Number 12’: When Misconducted and Greed become the Norm”
“The documentary exposes the gross malfunctioning of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], characterized by the widespread fraud, corruption, and bribery. As a result of the pervasive nature of the rot within GFA, the government has decided as follows:
“The conduct of all officials of the GFA, together with that of the suspended Acting Director General of the National Sports Authority [NSA], Robert Sarfo Mensah, shown in the documentary to be involved in questionable, potentially criminal acts, is forthwith, referred to the Police for further investigation and appropriate action. The Police are to take all such relevant measures as are necessary to ensure that the contents of the documentary are rapidly and thoroughly investigated.