Ghana FA Bans Asante Kotoko CEO from all Football Related activities
The Disciplinary committee of the Ghana Football Association has placed a five year ban from all football related activities to Asante Kotoko Chief Executive officer Nana Yaw Amponsah for withdrawing his club Phar Rangers from all Ghana FA competitions.
A decision from the DC said the decision to withdraw from all Ghana FA competitions was breach to the regulations and ‘must be stated that a withdrawal of a club from all competitions is not a light-hearted matter of fancy especially for a reason that the club is defunct. The consequences of a club being defunct and a Board
Resolution to withdraw from all competitions must not be lost on anyone in association football.
The disciplinary committee further stated that Withdrawals from the Division One League during the crucial stages of the 2nd round has been deployed to disrupt the competitiveness and sporting integrity of the competition in the past, a season for the promulgation of the new provisions. One club would not be allowed to destroy the good efforts and investments of the collective.
Nana Yaw Am ponsah who is the majority shareholder of Phar Rangers will join other directors of the club to serve the five year ban.
The Ghana FA also slapped the club and its directors with other sanctions including:
that the Shareholders and Directors of Phar Rangers FC on the records are hereby also banned from all football activities for a period of five (5) years effective from this 2020/2021 football season in accordance with Article 13(3) of the GFA Division One League Regulations.
that having suspended Phar Rangers FC from all competitions of the GFA, the Disciplinary Committee hereby furthers orders that the players of the club shall apply and shall be granted free agent status by the Players’ Status Committee of the GFA, free all encumbrances save the conditions attached to the transfers from
their previous clubs to Phar Rangers FC.




