Former Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye Urges Gov’t To Dissolve GFA

Former Minister for Youth and Sports, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has charged the government to dissolve the Ghana Football Association after several top officials of the FA were implicated in Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ latest expose on Ghana Football dubbed “Number 12.”

FIFA Council Member, Kwesi Nyantakyi was captured in the video outlining to agents of Anas’ TigerEyePI who posed as investors the key government officials to bribe and also the steps to take to get a stranglehold on key projects in the country, as well as suggesting a dummy financial agency that would broker a sponsorship deal for the Ghana Premier League.

Communications Director of the Ghana FA, Ibrahim Sannie Daara was captured on camera agreeing to influence Black Stars selection after Tiger PI wanted former Hearts of Oak captain, Thomas Abbey to be called into the Black Stars.

Black Stars "B" Management Committee Chairman, Eddie Doku was seen taking money from the undercover reporter from Tiger Eye.

Doku takes the money, unwraps it and splits the cash into the left, right and back pockets of his trousers.

“The government must dissolve the GFA with immediate effect and face the consequences from FIFA.

“It is the only thing that will save Ghana Football. Nigeria did it and today they are reaping the benefits. They incurred a 6-month ban for it, but today they are in the World Cup.

“We didn’t qualify for the World Cup so this is the time for us to take that action.

“It will give us enough time to reorganize our football before the World Cup in Qatar comes around. The GFA is an association under the Sports Ministry so it can be done,” he said.

“An interim committee should be put in place so we can restructure. A few representatives from GHALCA and some football people can make up that committee.

“A few GFA officials have shown some integrity, for example, J.F Mensah and Lawyer Kweku Eyiah and these are people who can take us forward.

“The fact is if we don’t dissolve the GFA and all the regional FA this problem can never be fixed, because all the people in charge have been put there by Kwesi Nyantakyi,” he added

The exposé also captured 77 Ghanaian referees and 14 top GFA officials for engaging in various acts of corruption.