The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has suspended AshantiGold Soccer Club from football-related activities in the country with immediate effect.
This is after the GFA said it found out that the embattled club had been dealing with two of its officials- Club President, Dr. Kwaku Frimpong and the Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel Frimpong- who have been banned by the football association.
It said the decision takes immediate effect under Article 17(1) of the GFA Statutes due to the fact that the two have been banned.
Dr. Kwaku Frimpong and Emmanuel Frimpong were handed a 10-year and 8-year ban respectively from all football-related activities following his involvement in match-fixing and manipulation.
The decisions were subsequently upheld by the GFA Appeals Committee.
The two banned officials did not appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) as required by both the GFA Statutes and the FIFA Statutes and the time for filing such an appeal had long expired.
However, AshantiGold SC continues to deal with and engage with the two banned officials in violation of Articles 9, 13 and 16 of the GFA Statutes and the relevant provisions of the FIFA Statutes.
But the GFA through its communique said dealing with the banned officials constitutes a “serious violation of both the GFA Statutes and the FIFA Statutes.”
“The suspension of AshantiGold SC means the club shall lose all membership rights and that the club cannot play in any football competition, including but not limited to the Ashanti Regional Football Association Division Two League.
“In accordance with of both the GFA Statutes and FIFA Statutes, the GFA, members of the GFA, clubs, players, referees and all participants in football shall not deal and engage in any football related activities (administrative, sporting, etc) with the suspended AshantiGold SC and/or the banned officials,” the GFA explained.
