Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said Ghana football is suffering because of the dismissal of former GFA boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi.
Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye PI indicted the former GFA President together with others in the Number 12 expose.
But according to the Speaker, the removal of Mr Nyantakyi, who he argues was a brightest spot in African football, also brought down the game in Ghana.
Speaking after swearing in newly elected executives of the Parliamentary Press Corps, Mr. Bagbin revealed FIFA executives at a meeting questioned why Ghana had to do what it did to Mr Nyantakyi who was a colossus within their rank.
He added that “When I met the Executives of FIFA and said I was the Speaker of Parliament of Ghana, they said what happened? Why did you people do that?
“He was a dynamic addition. The value that he carried at their meetings. He was highly respected, he was very influential and Ghana football was up there. We thought we were handling Nyantakyi but we didn’t know we were handling the whole of Ghana.”
“Senegal is up there because the Secretary-General of FIFA is a beautiful young lady from there who is doing very well. Please leaders do not stand alone, they stand for something that is symbolic to the country. Criticise us but don’t break their hands or legs.”
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