Ghana to prosecute corrupt football officials

Ghana’s government has hinted of plans to prosecute officials found culpable, in the recent revelations of pervasive corruption and bribery in football administration in the country. The government has also announced the dissolution of the Football Association.

Already, the former President of the Ghana Football Association, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi is facing trial over alleged acts of corruption, following a documentary produced by Tiger Eye PI, which exposed widespread fraud, bribery corruption in administration country.

Following the revelation by Tiger Eye in the documentary titled,” Number 12: When Misconduct and Greed Become the Norm,” government immediately announced the dissolution of the GFA and NSA and also hinted of plans to take criminal action against those found culpable after police investigation.

The Minister of Information, Dr Mustapha Hamid said,” As a result of the pervasive nature of rot within the GFA, and football in the government has therefore, decided to investigate the conduct of all officials of the GFA, together with that of 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, forthwith, referred to the police for further investigation and appropriate.

“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,” he said.