Kwesi Nyantakyi has resigned as President of the Ghana Football Association.

Mr. Nyantakyi made this decision after a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association on Friday afternoon.

This follows investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ expose on corruption in Ghana football.

Mr. Nyantaki’s was handed a ban from all football-related activities for 90 days.
The decision was taken by an independent Ethics Committee of FIFA.

On Wednesday, June 6, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee received a complaint and request from Anas through Cromwell Gray LLP, to commence investigations into the conduct of Kwesi Nyantakyi based on the content of the journalists’ latest work.

Mr. Nyantakyi, who is also the first Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), was the first person publically implicated in alleged corruption ahead of the expose, titled #Number12, screening.