The Appeals Committee decided on Monday, September 18, 2023, to uphold the Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify George Afriyie from running for president of the Ghana Football Association.
The earlier ruling upholding Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku’s status as the lone candidate, enabling him to run unopposed and earn a second term in office, is upheld.
In order to contest his disqualification, Afriyie tried to get the unedited recording of the vetting hearings. The committee, however, turned down his request, stating that their work and conversations during the screening process are not disclosed to parties or the general public.
King Faisal-filed injunction is causing further delays to the GFA presidential election, which was supposed to take place on September 28, 2023. We don’t yet know how this story will end or what effect it will have on Ghanaian football in the future.
In order to appeal the ruling, George Afriyie, a former vice president of the Kwesi Nyantakyi administration, will now turn to the Court of Arbitration for Sports.
