Ghana Should Ignore FIFA's Threat – MP declares

Member of Parliament for Yunyoo Constituency in the Northern Region, Joseph Bipoba Naabu has declared that Ghana is a sovereign country which should act on the laws of its jurisdiction following FIFA's warning to government to withdraw the court case against the Ghana Football Association.

The Federation of International Football (FIFA) on Monday issued a warning to the government to withdraw the court action seeking to dissolve the Ghana Football Association by Monday, 27 August 2018 or face its wrath.

The world football governing body says it will ban the country from all football activities. This would affect next month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya if the Attorney General does not discontinue its action of seeking to dissolve the Ghana Football Association.

Football in the country came to a halt in June after government applied to an Accra High Court to dissolve the local football governing body, claiming the entire football structure was engage in corruption following the Anas' investigation without justifying it claims.

The court action is deemed to be government interference in the sport as the laws of FIFA prohibit governments from interfering in the activities of football federations.

'We should disregard FIFA, if they think they are above the laws of Ghana, we don't need them,' he mentioned.

'The laws of Ghana should govern the association of Ghana, we also belong to the Ghana Football Association. If you are international you must go according to the laws of your jurisdiction.'

He added, 'You can't say because you are an international association, if the members of the association of Ghana go contrary to the laws of the country, we have the right to go to court.'

He urged Ghanaians not to give up but let the court determine what happens and not FIFA.