GFA ELECTIONS: Appeals Committee Rubbish George Afriyie’s Case As It Throws out His Appeal

GFA ELECTIONS: Appeals Committee Rubbish George Afriyie’s Case As It Throws out His Appeal


All things been equal, incumbent FA president Kurt Okraku will go unopposed as the verdict of the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on 18 September, 2023 dismissed George Afriyie’s appeal against his disqualification to contest the upcoming GFA presidency elections.

Portions of the verdict read, “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,” the Committee said in its ruling to Mr Afriyie on Monday.

It further read “the Appeals Committee noted that 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.”

It added that, “The nomination form for the position of president of the Ghana Football Association is standard form that makes provision for five members only to support a valid nomination. There is no portion on the form that allows for more than five (5).

“The Committee notes that George Kwasi Afriyie included a sixth Statutory Declaration from another person who had not supported his nomination. This document is irrelevant as it is not from a GFA member indicated on the nomination form as supporting Mr George Kwasi Afriyie.

“We note from the written submission of George Kwasi Afriyie asserting that he provided six members supporting his nomination. This is not true. The only members submitted in support of his nomination are only five.

“…the standard form make provisions for only five therefore Mr George Kwasi Afriyie cannot assert that he provided six because he submitted six statutory declarations.

On these grounds, the Appeal Committee agrees with the reasoning of the Elections Committee, and thus, dismiss his appeal.”

In a quick reminder, the former vice president of the Ghana Football Association was disqualified from contesting this year’s GFA elections after one of his subscribers, Victory Warriors FC, used an official(Jeffery Asare) who is alleged not to be a registered signatory of the club.

Mr George Afriyie therefore appealed the decision on September 8, 2023, calling on the Appeals Committee to reverse the ruling of the Elections Committee, sighting that the committee breached the 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.

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