Former Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi has been charged with fraud by an Accra High Court.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges that arose from an undercover investigation by the Tiger Eye PI led by Anas Aremeyaw Anas in 2018 which sought to expose corruption in African football.
Mr Nyantakyi appeared in court on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, with an Executive committee member, Abdulai Alhassan, who also denied allegations of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and corruption by a public officer.
Mr Nyantakyi was filmed taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter.
Victoria Asiedu who is the Principal State Attorney on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, told an Accra High Court that the two individuals executed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of a non-existent company claiming to be attracting sponsorship for the Ghana Premier League.
They are further alleged to have demanded 12 million dollars from the supposed investors promising to land them major contracts in Ghana. This money the prosecution says Mr. Nyantakyi said will be distributed as follows; 5 million dollars for the President, 3 million dollars for the Vice President, 2 million dollars for the Roads and Highway’s Minister, , 1 million dollars for his Deputy with the rest deserved for the Mr. Nyantakyi and Mr. Alhassan.
Both men have been granted bail of 1million cedis with three sureties, and are required to report to the police’s Criminal Investigation Department every Friday until the next hearing on 25 March.
