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Sports News for Friday, October 9, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2020-10-09
Former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi
Kwesi Nyantakyi, former president of the Ghana Football Association, will seek a further reduction of the ban imposed by FIFA by appealing the CAS decision that has reduced his initial lifetime suspension to twelve years, GhanaWeb can confirm.
Reports this week speculated that Nyantakyi was successful in his appeal of the ban, as the CAS reduced the sentence to twelve years.
Sources close to him have told this site that although Nyantakyi feels vindicated by the ruling, he will continue to press for the twelve years to be reduced.
Nyantakyi, according to sources, is confident that CAS will grant his new request, which could see him make a dramatic return to soccer.
Kwesi Nyantakyi was banned for life by FIFA after he was found guilty of violating FIFA’s articles on conflicts of interest and bribery and corruption.
Excerpts from a statement issued by the FIFA Ethics Committee in 2018 read: “The decision chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), from for life of all activities related to football (administration, sports or any other) both nationally and internationally ”.
“The sentencing 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, edition of 2012 “.
“As a result, Mr. Nyantakyi is banned for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sporting or otherwise) both domestically and internationally. In addition, a fine of CHF 500,000 has been imposed on Mr. Nyantakyi.
“The decision was notified to Mr. Nyantakyi today, and the ban takes effect immediately.”
Nyantakyi finds himself in the current situation after Anas Aremeyaw Anas captured him in an investigative documentary on acts of bribery and corruption.
He lost his position in the GFA, the position of vice president of the CAF and his position in the Executive Council of FIFA.
However, GhanaWeb’s checks on the TAS and FIFA websites did not reveal any statement to the effect that a judgment had been rendered in the case.
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