Anas Video: Akufo-Addo dissolves football association amid corruption claims
Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president was filmed apparently accepting a "cash gift".
Kwesi
Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover
reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian
football.
He has not commented on the allegations.
Sports Minister Isaac Asiama said the association had been "dissolved with immediate effect", GhanaWeb reported.
Correspondents
say the undercover investigation by controversial journalist Anas
Aremayaw Anas has raised questions about the nature of football in
Africa.
His documentary, entitled When Greed and Corruption Become the Norm, was
handed to authorities last month and publicly screened for the first
time on Wednesday.
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Ghana's information minister, said the
government had "decided to take immediate steps to have the GFA (Ghana
Football Association) dissolved" citing the "widespread nature of the
apparent rot".
The GFA said in a statement that it would co-operate with any investigation.
Fifa Council member Mr Nyantakyi is the second most powerful man in African football.
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