Ghana FA bans football administrator Kofi Manu for one year

Kofi ManuThe Ghana Football Association has banned football administrator Kofi Manu from all football related activities for a year forbreaching Article 18 of the GFA Code of Ethics (2019).Kofi Manu was captured in the Number 12 documentary receiving gifts which is against the Association’s code of ethics and was invited to appear before the Ghana FA Ethics Committee.In a statement from the Ghana FA, Kofi Manu has failed to co-operate with the proceedings of the Ethics Committee.”The GFA Ethics Committee at its meeting held on December 10, 2020 foundMr. Kofi Manu to have breached Article 18 of the GFA Code of Ethics (2019) (Duty to Cooperate) which imposes a duty to assist and cooperate truthfully, fully and in good faith with the Ethics Committee at all times, and not to take any action actually or apparently intended to obstruct, evade, or otherwise interfere with any actual or potential Ethic Committee proceedings”.”A copy of the Tiger Eyes video was added to the letter. However Mr. Manu failed to appear before the GFA Ethics Committee. Mr Manu had also failed to honour a previous invitation to appear before the Ethics Committee on November 19, 2020.”In a letter dated December 1, 2020, Mr. Manu raised various issues which could have been resolved if he had attended the meeting scheduled for December 3, 2020. On the basis of his conduct, the Committee found Mr. Kofi Manu guilty of breaching Article 18 which imposes the following sanctions in case of violation: fine of at least GHc5,000 and a ban on taking part in any football-related activity for a maximum of two years”Going forward, the Committee expects Mr. Kofi Manu to act in good faith and desist from acts that could bring the image of the game and the GFA into disrepute”, the statement indicated.More to follow…..