Breaking news: FIFA bans Ghana’s Kwesi Nyantakyi for life
World Football governing body FIFA, has banned former Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi for life, kicking him away from all football activities.
The former CAF first vice president was initially suspended on 8 June for 90 days by the Adjudicatory Chamber of Fifa’s the Ethics Committee and saw his ban extended to extra 45 days on 5th September, 2018.
The committee is carrying out a formal investigation into Nyantakyi after he was filmed apparently accepting a “cash gift”.
With his extra 45 days ban imposed on him by FIFA set to ending last week, Nyantakyi and his disciples felt their troubles were nearing an end, however, just this afternoon FIFA has released a new statement confirming Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life.
in a statement released by FIFA and sighted by Otec FM Royal Sports, it read “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level.”
“The adjudicatory chamber found Mr Nyantakyi guilty of having violated art. 19 (Conflicts of interest), art. 21 (Bribery and corruption) and art. 22 (Commission) of the FIFA Code of Ethics, 2012 edition. As a consequence, Mr Nyantakyi is banned for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level,” it added.
Additionally, a fine in the of CHF500,000 has been imposed on the former Ghana Football Association chief.
Background
Mr Nyantakyi, was filmed in undercover investigation by ace undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman.
Some of the footage from Anas’ film was later broadcast by the BBC World Service’s investigation’s programme Africa Eye.
Soon after the ban on 8 June the longest serving Ghana FA boss, resigned from the positions he held at football’s world governing body, FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Source: otecfmghana.com/Dominic Owusu-ansah (walasty)
