Former Division One League Board Chairman, Kwame Ntow Fianko, says he
does not side with people urging the president of the Ghana Football
Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, to contest the next GFA presidency
in 2019.
He told Onua FM Thursday that he does not expect Mr Nyantakyi to seek
re-election as he has had enough time to do his best for football
administration in Ghana.
“Kwesi has done enough; he took Ghana to the world cup for the first
time, he gave GFA an air-conditioned bus for the first time, he has
achieved a lot as FA president. But he is a human and can go wrong. So I
don’t see the reason why some people are saying he should contest
again. If he asked me I will tell him there’s no need to come back.
He said Mr Nyantakyi has had the longest tenure and achieved enough as FA president.
Mr Fianko explained that according to the amended laws of the FA, the
president can appoint his vice and members of the management board but
the law does not have any provisions for making the president have the
vice resign or sacked.
“In the FA presidency, the person who had the highest number of time in
office aside Kwesi was Mr. H. P. Nyametei (1960–66) even Ohene Djan
spent three years and Nana Fredua Mensah (1966–70). So Nyantakyi has had
the highest number of years and he has also had landmark achievement.
He completed the FA building from a FIFA fund,” he stated.
He recognized that though Nyantakyi’s administration has done a lot for
the development of football in the country, some people have also
misused some FIFA funds.
Nyantakyi has held several international positions in football. His
appointments cut across sub regional, regional to the international
state.
These include President of West African Football Union Zone B, Football
organizer at the 2012 London Olympics, Member of FIFA Associations
Committee, Member of the FIFA Council and Vice President of the
Confederation of African Football.
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