Ghana dissolves football body after cash gifts scandal

West African giants, Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president, Kwasi Nyantakyi, was filmed apparently accepting a “cash gift”.

According to the BBC, Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian football.

Ana’s Aremayaw Anas, the reporter, pretended to be a businessman from a Middle Eastern company, and succeeded in luring Nyantakyi into agreeing and writing up the sponsorship deal on behalf of the GFA, which could have allowed a cut to go to a company he personally owned.

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Ghana’s information minister, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said the government had “decided to take immediate steps to have the GFA (Ghana Football Association) dissolved”, citing the “widespread nature of the apparent rot”.

Nyantakyi, who currently serves as the vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and a member of the FIFA Council, is yet to comment on the allegations.

The GFA said in a statement that it would co-operate with any investigation.

However, the laws of the world football governing body prevent government interference in football administration, and it has previously banned countries from international competition for falling foul of the rule.

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