The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be forced to cough up the 500,000 Swiss Francs fine imposed on it's former President Kwesi Nyantakyi by FIFA if he fails to pay.
Mr Nyantakyi was handed a lifetime ban from all football activities by the independent Ethics Committee on Tuesday, October 30.
He was found guilty of having violated Article 19 (conflict of interest), Article 21 (Bribery and corruption) and Article 22 (Commission) of the FIFA Code of Ethics, 2012 edition and fined 500,000 Swiss Francs (over GH?2.4million).
Nyantakyi has denied any wrongdoing and signalled his intent to appeal the verdict at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Some analysts including the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Mr Abdul Malik Kweku Baako have advised the former FIFA council member not to pay the fine because he has been banned for life.
However, per Article 15 (4) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code 2017 edition, the GFA may be jointly liable for Mr Nyantakyi's fine even though he has resigned his role as the head of Ghana football.
"Associations are jointly liable for fines imposed on representative team players and officials. The same applies to clubs in respect of their players and officials. The fact that a natural person has left a club or association does not cancel out joint liability," the FIFA Disciplinary code says.
Some analysts have suggested that FIFA would deduct the fine from the benefits due Nyantakyi after he served as a FIFA Council member, member of the FIFA Associations Committee, First Vice President of CAF and President of Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU).
He relinquished those roles in June this year following the premiere of an undercover investigation which captured him accepting a "cash gift" in an undercover documentary titled Number12.
In January this year, the New York Times reported that the 37-members of the FIFA council were paid $250,000 salaries, plus tens of thousands of dollars more in travel expenses, in 2017.
Nyantakyi was first elected to the FIFA Council in September 2016. He was re-elected for a second term in March 2017 for a four-year term which was truncated by the bribery scandal.
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FIFA is the most corrupt orgainzation in the world but will not spare u if u get caught. all they want is their share of the money Nyantakyi took from those blackmailers. Nyantakyi was greedy and did not share the money as they normally do that is why they banned him. same happened to Blatter.
This is strange. A guy takes bribe to enrich his person and now the organization that paid him salary has to pay a fine for his crimes! Then where is the deterrence? If this is not lunacy then I don't know what it is! He should pay the fine or in default go to jail if that is what it takes .
If the GFA is unable to pay then Anas and Kwaku Baako should (SHALL) be made to pay. Kwaku, Nyantakyi does not need your sympathy let alone your advice. You can keep it to yourself. Same with Anas. The punishment, and humiliation on Nyantakyi is what you went out there to get. Well-done you two. The seeds you have sown will bear fruits. This is just some of the fruits. African on the FIFA executive council? doubtful. They have a case to prove with what you have offered them. Bravo!!
AAH so Nyantakyi was for NPP eeeh. ok then lets politicise it,
Kwaku baako, anas and their syndicates are trying to insight nyantakyi against npp supporters. they should know that the well meaning npp supporters know the hypocrisy and greediness of Kwaku baako and anas. which npp member doesn't know how corrupt Kwaku baako and anas are. Nana Addo should know that his constant posture that seems to appreciate what anas has done to nyantakyi that even has brought him into the picture as well ll incur the wrath of many npp supporters come 2020.