Fifa Adds 45 More Days Onto Kwesi Nyantakyi’s Ban

The world football governing body, FIFA extends the 90 day ban handed to former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi. They extended the ban by another 45 days.

FIFA handed the initial three month ban to Nyantakyi following the bombshell Anas ‘Number 12’ report. The investigative report showed him accepting a ton of cash from investigators and entering into illegal deals.

About Kwesi Nyantakyi’s suspension and FIFA

The suspension from FIFA came on June 8th. That was two days after ‘Number 12’ premiered in Ghana. Therefore, the ban was set to expire September 6th.

Thus, FIFA thus extended it by a further 45 days as they continue their investigations into corruption allegations against Mr Nyantakyi.

Prior to his ban, Nyantakyi was head of the Ghana Football Association, 1st Vice President of the Confederations of African Football and a member of Fifa’s Executive Council. He lost all positions due to his ban from all football related activities.