Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe has disclosed that several key recommendations from the 2014 Commission of Inquiry into Ghana’s World Cup fiasco remain unimplemented.
Justice Dzamefe chaired the three-member commission tasked with probing Ghana’s disappointing performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where the Black Stars were eliminated at the group stage.
The campaign was overshadowed by off-field controversies, most notably the widely criticised decision by the government to airlift cash to Brazil to pay players who had threatened to boycott their final match over unpaid bonuses.
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, June 16, Justice Dzamefe revealed that while some of the commission’s proposals were adopted, several others were ignored.
“Some [of the recommendations] were, but not all,” Justice Dzamefe said when asked about the implementation status. “We made a lot of recommendations, but not all were taken.”
Among the neglected proposals, he highlighted the commission’s call for an end to the practice of paying players in cash, referencing the controversial Brazil cash airlift.
“We said players should not be paid cash. We all saw what happened in Brazil when we had to fly money to Brazil for players, and we saw some of the players holding theirs. It was one bad thing for Ghana.”
He also pointed out the commission’s recommendation against using public funds to sponsor supporters’ travel to international tournaments.
“We also recommended that the state should not sponsor supporters to travel to countries where we are playing,” he added.
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