Another legal breather for the Ghana Football Association as an Accra Fast-Track High Court throws out the suit brought against the FA by a director of Nania FC.
Maha Ayew, wife of Abedi Pele, who is a director and a shareholder of Nania FC sued the Ghana Football Association as well as its President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, the chairmen of the Disciplinary and Appeals Committee of the FA – Amadu Tanko and Justice Anim Yeboah respectively, asking the court to restrain the FA from rehearing the alleged match of convenience case between her club and Okwawu United.
But the sitting judge in dismissing the suit explained that an application for judicial review cannot apply to the FA, stating that such applications are applicable to public bodies and not private bodies like FA.
Maha Ayew also by her status a director and shareholder of the club according to the judges decision could not have sued the FA because she did not have a real or substantial interest in Nania FC.
The ruling stated that the three persons - Kwesi Nyantakyi, Amadu Tanko and Justice Anim Yeboah acted in their official capacity and that they couldn’t have been sued in their private capacities.
A cost of 800 GH cedis each was awarded against Maha Ayew for the three correspondents while a 1, 000 GH cedi cost was slapped on Nania FC.
By the latest ruling, the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association would re-hear the case involving the demotion of Nania FC and Okwawu United.
The Appeals committee of the FA had set aside the ruling of the Disciplinary Committee banning the clubs for their roles in playing a match of convenience and directed the disciplinary body to re hear the matter.
Nania FC beat Okwawu United 31-0 on the last day of the promotion league.
On Thursday, another court dismissed a suit brought against the FA by Mighty Jets challenging a GFA Appeals Committee decision to have its Disciplinary Committee re-hear a case involving the club and Great Mariners after the club had been found guilty for their role in playing a match of convenience. That match ended in 28-0 in favour of Great Mariners.