GFA Congress Confirms AshantiGold’s Suspension from Ghana Football : The 29th Ordinary Congress of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has , on Monday July 10th at the Great Hall of the KNUST in Kumasi , voted to confirm the suspension of AshantiGold from Ghana football.
The highest decision making body of the association voted (67 for , 17 against ) meaning the vast majority of the GFA members agree with the Executive Council decision taken some 9 months ago. 120 delegates were present at the Congress as Congress members.
Per Article 17 of the GFA Statutes 2019, suspension of a member requires “three quarters voting” in favour of the suspension.
“A suspension of a Member by the Congress requires more than 50 percent of the delegates representing the Members present and eligible to vote and three quarters voting for the suspension. A suspension of a Member by the Executive Council shall be confirmed at the next Congress. If it is not confirmed, the suspension shall be automatically lifted.” , Article 17 clause 2 of the GFA Statutes (2019) states.
Meanwhile that full decision of the Executive Council of September 2022 is reproduced below :
“The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has unanimously decided to suspend AshantiGold Sporting Club with immediate effect under Article 17(1) of the GFA Statutes.
This decision was taken due to the club’s dealing with banned officials Kwaku Frimpong and Emmanuel Frimpong, which constitutes a serious violation of both GFA Statutes and the FIFA Statutes.
Kwaku Frimpong and Emmanuel Frimpong have been banned by the GFA Disciplinary Committee for 10 years and 8 years respectively for engaging in Match manipulations.
The decisions were subsequently upheld by the GFA Appeals Committee .
The two banned officials did not appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) as required by both the GFA Statutes and the FIFA Statutes and the time for filing such an appeal had long expired.
However, AshantiGold SC continues to deal with and engage with the two banned officials in violation of Articles 9, 13 and 16 of the GFA Statutes and the relevant provisions of the FIFA Statutes.
It would be recalled that only 22 players have filed appeals and temporary measure (a stay of execution) at CAS, which have been granted by CAS.
The GFA have accordingly allowed the players to register and play in GFA and international competitions until the final determination of their cases by CAS.
The suspension of AshantiGold SC means the club shall lose all membership rights and that the club cannot play in any football competition, including but not limited to the Ashanti Regional Football Association Division Two League.
In accordance with of both the GFA Statutes and FIFA Statutes, the GFA, members of the GFA, clubs, players, referees and all participants in football shall not deal and engage in any football related activities (administrative, sporting, etc) with the suspended AshantiGold SC and/or the banned officials.”
Meanwhile Nana Amankwah , a representative of Ashantigold at the Congress reacted to the Congress decision and said :
“I was personally against the motion but the GFA Secretary used technicalities to overrule what I was saying. Now we shall know how to get Ashantigold back. We are talking about laws here” , he said.
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