GFA to probe GHALCA ; Over $9,000 Rangers money saga

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi has launched an investigation into the $9,000 saga that seem to be tearing the leadership of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) apart.

As his first step, Nyantakyi has written to the Nigeria club, Enugu Rangers, to confirm or deny if they have received any payments from GHALCA for participating in the 2013 President’s Cup the association organised, as had been indicated by the GHALCA Chairman, Alhaji Ali Raji. Rangers have also been asked to provide any other relevant information that will help in resolving the issue.

The GHALCA chairman and the association’s treasurer, George Amoako, recently contracted a loan of $9,000 ostensibly to defray part of a $30,000 amount owed the Nigeria club for playing in the President’s Cup. Apart from contracting the loan without due process and the knowledge of other GHALCA executive members, Rangers have also vehemently denied receiving any payments, sparking off the rift among the leadership.

The GFA president’s move was the outcome of a meeting last Thursday meeting between the feuding leadership out of the public or preying eye of the media in a bid to find a lasting solution to the impasse. 

Graphic Sports sources indicate the GFA president also succeeded in postponing an emergency GHALCA General Assembly which had been called today, as it was intended to disclose the issues to the full house and deliberate on what action to take against the beleaguered chairman.

After the meeting, both parties have remained tight-lipped, but Mr Nyantakyi confirmed to the Graphic Sports that he had intervened and hoped the issue would be resolved.

“I don’t intend to shield anyone for wrong doing, but it is also important to resolve issues as they come up.  All we have heard is the media reporting that Enugu Rangers say they have not received any money from GHALCA. That has to be established before the next action is taken,” said the GFA boss ahead of his departure to Bahamas to attend the congress of the Confederation of Central and North American Football (CONCACAF).