Ghana Football
2023 GFA Elections: George Afriyie heads to CAS over disqualification, seeks injunction from High Court elective congress
George Afriyie, a disqualified GFA presidential hopeful, has urged his attorneys to submit an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the Appeals Committee’s decision to maintain the Elections Committee’s order barring him from this year’s polls.
Aside from the CAS appeal, JoySports understands that an application for an injunction on the GFA elections would be filed before the Accra High Court.
The Appeals Committee denied Mr Afriyie’s appeal on the grounds that he did not satisfy the conditions to run for president of Ghana’s football governing body.
It noted that “The invalidity of any document cannot be cured by reference to article 8(3) of the Elections Regulations. Indeed, if Mr George Kwasi Afriyie had submitted invalid Tax Clearance Certificate or invalid Police Clearance Certificate, it would have made his nomination invalid.”
This was in response to Mr Afriyie’s appeal, in which he claimed the Elections Committee misdirected itself on the law of requirements to contest for the GFA Presidency, as well as misapplied article 8(3) of the GFA Regulations on Elections and article 13(2)(j) of the GFA Statutes 2019, resulting in the disqualification being deemed erroneous.
Aside from that, the Elections Committee, which is meant to be composed of five members under article 54 of the GFA Statutes 2019, had six members during his vetting, which he claims is contradictory to the panel’s authorised makeup.
However, the Appeals Committee said the said sixth person is an “…in-house lawyer of the Ghana Football Association. The lawyer was not part of the Vetting Team and did not ask George Kwasi Afriyie any question. The lawyer provided administrative assistance to the committee.”
In response to his position that the Committee breached rule of “Natural Justice and Fair Hearing” of his candidature when it failed, neglected, and refused to apply article 8(3) of the FA regulations on elections, the Appeals Committee said “…it is not a case that a Police Clearance Certificate or passport picture had not been included which would have warranted the application of article 8(3) of the Elections Regulations.”
On this basis, the committee dismissed his appeal. It is unknown when the appeal will be filed at CAS, but sources indicate “soon.”
Wilfred Osei Kwaku Palmer went to CAS in the recent FA elections after being disqualified by the Elections Committee.
The committee’s ruling was affirmed by CAS.
Source: myjoyonline.com
Ghana Football
Kwasi Appiah remains Kotoko Sporting Director despite Otumfuor’s permission to coach Sudan
Despite getting authorization from His Majesty Otumfuor Osei Tutu II to take up a coaching post in Sudan, former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah will continue in his duties as technical director of Asante Kotoko.
While it was first assumed that the experienced coach had accepted an offer to coach Sudan’s national team, his commitment to Asante Kotoko as technical director forced him to wait until final discussions with the club’s leadership were completed before making any decision.
According to the club’s official website, the former Black Stars captain was granted permission to come to Sudan after meeting with the monarch in London. He has, however, consented to continue supervising the Porcupine Warriors’ technical department.
“The life patron of Asante Kotoko, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has blessed our technical director, Kwasi Appiah, to accept the role as Head Coach of the Sudan national team.
“Mr. Appiah will, however, maintain his role as Technical Director of Kotoko,” the club announced.
“He will contest in the Ghana Football Association’s Executive Council elections next month in this capacity.
“The experienced technical expert, who has managed the Black Stars twice during the periods of 2013 to 2014 and 2017 to 2019, is expected to lead the technical direction of Kotoko as we work on restructuring the team.”
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There is no pressure from anybody – Asante Kotoko coach Prosper Narteh ahead of Karela clash
Prosper Narteh Ogum, head coach of Ghanaian powerhouse Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC, claims his squad is under no pressure ahead of their match against Karela United FC.
Despite going two games without a win, the coach feels his club is not under any external pressure.
He urged the club’s supporters to show unwavering support for the squad in the week three game on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
There’s no pressure from anywhere, we are putting the team together for Sunday and I ask all the stakeholders to rally behind us more than they did in our first game.”
“They shouldn’t entertain any fear but to be supportive emotionally and i am sure we are going to play well and win. But I have to commend them for their support on our opening day”, he told the press.
Prosper Narteh Ogum, the head coach of Asante Kotoko, has asked the club’s fans for patience as he tries to construct a competitive team capable of success on all fronts.
The Porcupines have yet to win a game in the Ghana Premier League this season, having drawn one and lost the other. Their season began with a draw at home before falling to Bibiani Goldstars 2-1 at Duns Park.
Prosper Narteh, speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of their encounter against Karela United, emphasised the importance of patience while he assembles a new team.
He stated, “If you look at the performance, it’s a process as I have already indicated, we are putting together a new team and if you are building a new team with a whole lot of new players, old players, different identities, different game understanding and intelligence, I mean it will take some time”
“To me, if I look at the two games we’ve played, they did well looking at the way they played. We have to be realistic to ourselves, if you look at certain components of the game within the two games you can tell that they did well. So it’s all about the players getting to know themselves and then knowing how to react to each other with the ball and without the ball”
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