Bofoakwa Tano board chairman, Yaw Boateng Gyan has been banned for 2 years from all football related activities with immediate effect by GFA ethi
Bofoakwa Tano board chairman, Yaw Boateng Gyan has been banned for 2 years from all football related activities with immediate effect by GFA ethics committee.
The renowned politician is also fined GH¢5,000 on same issue.
BACKGROUND
The former NDC national organizer stated emphatically on Angel fm that, his player Andrews Appau, now with Kotoko was withdrawn from the U20 national team squad because Dreams fc failed to sign the robust defender from Bofoakwa Tano hence a Dreams fc unnamed official influenced the players painful withdrawal from the U20 team coached by Karim Zito.
The official complaint by Dreams FC was made against the club Bofoakwa Tano FC and its
said Chairman Yaw Boateng Gyan.
The matter was referred to the Ethics Committee (EC) on October 30, 2020. Upon taking the
time to review the audio evidence before it, the EC determined that the said Chairman Yaw
Boateng Gyan did indeed have a case to answer and resolved to investigate the matter.
The official complaint by Dreams FC was made against the club Bofoakwa Tano FC and its
said Chairman Yaw Boateng Gyan.
The matter was referred to the Ethics Committee (EC) on October 30, 2020. Upon taking the
time to review the audio evidence before it, the EC determined that the said Chairman Yaw
Boateng Gyan did indeed have a case to answer and resolved to investigate the matter.
In the respondent’s written statement he said ” “I wish to state that, I made the said statement on a radio based on an information I
gathered from a different station and confirmed by some of my friends who are
managers of football clubs in Ghana in respect the player. The information was that
an unnamed official of the complainant is intending to manipulate the selection
process of players at the Under 20 camp and if the said player does not register for
the Complainant’s club he will not call up into the team”.
“I monitored the said player and subsequently found out that the said player has not registered for the complainant’s club and did not get a call up into the Under 20 team”.
“ if the complainant finds the said comments unfair I wish to unreservedly apologise
to the club and say that I will be circumspect in my future utterances in respect of the
administration of football in Ghana.”
COMMITTEE’S DECISION
- That Mr Yaw Boateng Gyan having made comments deemed to be of a defamatory nature
by the EC has violated Section 22(3) of the GFA Code of Ethics, and Article 11(2)(a),(b)
& (d) of the GFA Disciplinary Code (2019) and is sanctioned with a fine of GHC5,000 as
well as a ban on taking part in any football-related activity for two years with effect from
the date of this decision. - That Mr. Yaw Boateng Gyan is hereby charged to issue a public retraction of the said
comment and shall provide audio evidence of the performance of same to the Committee. - That Mr. Yaw Boateng Gyan is served with a warning to be of good behavior, in
accordance with Section 2 Article 7(1) (a) (Disciplinary Measures) of the GFA Code of
Ethics. - Should Mr. Yaw Boateng Gyan be dissatisfied with or aggrieved by this Decision, he has
within One (1) day of being notified of the grounds of the decision, a right to appeal to the
Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association, per Article 55(3)
of the GFA Disciplinary Code.
Source: Ghana /Herosportgh.com / Obed Atuah Adams
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