[ 2014-11-10 ]

GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi dismisses thoughts of a CAF conspiracy against Ghana
Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi has dismissed
thoughts of a grand conspiracy by CAF to disgrace
the nation through its decision to disqualify the
Black Starlets over age-cheating claims.

The GFA have appealed the decision by CAF to
disqualify the Ghana U17 team from next year’s
Africa Junior Championships following what appears
to be a successful protest by Cameroon –
Ghana’s most recent opponent.

A recent MRI scan conducted on one of the seven
Ghanaian players protested against by Cameroon,
according to CAF, proves the said player – Isaac
Twum – is over-aged.

But the GFA has mounted a staunch appeal –
insisting it used only qualified players in its
games based on expert reports received from a
radiologist.

The GFA even sought an independent expert view in
the wake of CAF’s disqualification to enforce
its position on the appeal.

There are however high ranking members of the
Ghana FA who believe CAF is on a witch-hunt for
inexplicable reasons.

GFA Executive Committee member Wilfred Osei who
also doubles as the Vice Chairman of the Black
Starlets’ management committee believes Cameroon
are just being aided by the continental body
simply because CAF’s President – Issa Hayatou
– is a Cameroonian himself.

But Kwesi Nyantakyi, who also serves on the CAF
Executive Committee dismissed this thought –
insisting CAF is a ‘transparent’ body with
systems in place which will be difficult for
anyone to manipulate.

“There is no decision of the [Ghana FA]
Executive Committee of a conspiracy by CAF,”
Nyantakyi said.

“I am on the Executive Committee of CAF and I
know the going on there.

“CAF is a transparent body and therefore it will
be impossible for anybody to manipulate the
system.

“Well, you can make the attempt but you will not
be successful.”

CAF is yet to sit on the appeal launched by the
Ghana FA.

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