Kwesi Nyantakyi | |
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President of the Ghana Football Association | |
In office 2005–2018 | |
Preceded by | Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe |
Succeeded by | Kurt Okraku |
Personal details | |
Born | Ghana |
Occupation | Banker Lawyer Football administrator |
Kwesi Nyantakyi is a Ghanaian banker, lawyer and former football administrator.[1] He was the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) from 30 December 2005 until 7 June 2018. Nyantakyi officially resigned a day later.[2] However, four hours to the release of his resignation letter FIFA had issued a statement announcing his ban from all football related activities for a period of 90 days pending investigations.[3] Circumstances surrounding his resignation include a video released by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in which Nyantakyi was found taking a bribe and purporting to have the ability to "take over the whole country".[4] In an interview with Super Sports South Africa a few days after the video of the investigation was slated to go public, Nyantakyi denied any wrongdoing regarding match fixing.[5] On 30 October 2018 FIFA officially issued a statement that officially bans Kwesi Nantakyi from football related activities for life. In October 2020, the ban was reduced to 15 years after a reconsideration by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6][7][8]