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REPUBLIC!OF!GHANA!

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WHITE PAPER ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO MATTERS RELATING TO THE PARTICIPATION OF THE BLACK STARS TEAM IN THE WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT IN BRAZIL 2014 !

JUNE%2015% !

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WHITE&PAPER&ON&THE&REPORT&OF&THE&COMMISSION&OF&INQUIRY&INTO&MATTERS&& RELATING&TO&THE&PARTICIPATION&OF&THE&BLACK&STARS&TEAM&IN&THE&& WORLD&CUP&TOURNAMENT&IN&BRAZIL&2014& & 1.0& Introduction!
The!Commission!of!Inquiry!into!matters!relating!to!the!participation!of!the!Black!Stars!Team!in!

the!World!Cup!Tournament!in!Brazil!2014,!hereafter!referred!to!as!“the!Commission”,!was!set!

up!under!C.I.!82!of!2014,!with!the!period!of!completion!of!its!assignment!extended!under!C.I.!83!

and!C.I.!84,!both!of!2014.!

& 1.1& Terms&of&Reference!

The!terms!of!reference!of!the!Commission!as!stated!in!section!5!of!C.I.!82!were!as!follows:!

a. to!inquire!into!matters!relating!to:!

i. ii.

iii.

the!
i. ii.

iii.

the!

preparation!

of!

the!

Ghana!

Black!

Stars!

Team!

for!

the!

tournament!

and!

possible!

lapses!which!might!have!caused!the!early!exit!of!the!team!from!the!tournament,!

the!management!of!the!Ghana!Black!Stars!Team!and!events!in!their!camp!during!the!

tournament,!and!

Ghana’s!

treatment!

of!

Ghanaian!

football!

fans!

who!

were!

sent!

to!

support!

the!

Black!

Stars!by!the!Ministry!of!Youth!and!Sports;!


b. to!advise!the!Government!on!the!financing!of!the!activities!of!the!senior!national!team!and!

other!national!teams;!

c. to!

inquire!

into!

all!

other!

matters!

of!

public!

interest!

concerning!

the!

organization!

of!

Ghana’s!

Black!Stars!participation!in!the!Tournament;!and!

d. to!

make!

recommendations!

to!

the!

Government!

for!

ensuring!

that,!

as!

far!

as!

practicable,!

all!

the!findings!are!implemented.!


& 1.2& Composition&of&the&Commission!

The!Commission!comprised!the!following!members:!

• His!Lordship!Justice!Senyo!Dzamefe!–!Chairman!

• Mr.!Moses!FohXAmoaning!–!Member!

• Mr.!Kofi!Anokye!OwusuXDarko!–!Member!

Mr.!Jonathan!Acquah,!Senior!State!Attorney,!was!Counsel!to!the!Commission.!

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& 1.3& The&Report!

The!Commission!submitted!its!Report!to!His!Excellency!the!President!on!March!30,!2015.!!The!

Government!

has!

studied!

the!

Report!

thoroughly!

and!

carefully!

with!

a!

view!

to!

issuing!

a!

White!

Paper!within!the!six!months!period!stipulated!in!Article!280!(3)!of!the!1992!Constitution.!

The!

Government!

has!

decided!

to!

accept!

most!

of!

the!

recommendations!

of!

the!

Commission.!


Where!Government!has!not!accepted!the!Commission’s!recommendations,!this!has!been!stated!

and!

the!

reasons!

for!

the!

nonXacceptance!

given.!

Where!

the!

Government!

has!

accepted!

the!

recommendations!

in!

modified!

form,!

this!

has!

also!

been!

stated!

and!

the!

reasons!

for!

the!

modification!given.!

The!White!Paper!is!therefore!divided!into!three!Parts!for!ease!of!reference:!

Part!I!

:!

Recommendations!accepted.!

Part!II!


:!

Recommendations!not!accepted.!

Part!III!

:!

Recommendations!accepted!with!modifications.!

& 1.4& The&Next&Step!

The!

next!

step!

after!

the!

issuance!

of!

this!

White!

Paper!

is!

the!

implementation!

of!

the!

recommendations!which!have!been!accepted,!as!well!as!those!accepted!with!modifications.!!

a.

For!

this!

purpose,!

Government!

has!

accepted!

the!

recommendation!

of!

the!

Commission!

to!


assign!implementation!responsibilities!in!relation!to!payment!of!penalties,!return!of!state!

property!and!surcharging!of!certain!named!personalities!for!losses!caused,!to!the!Ministry!

of!Justice!and!AttorneyXGeneral’s!Department.!

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b.

Government!

also!

accepts!

the!

recommendation!

for!

the!

establishment!

of!

three!

(3)!

implementation!

Funding/Financial!

teams!

namely!

Technical!

and!

Management,!

Administration!

and!


Management,!

and!

Marketing!

and!

Sponsorship!

to!

ensure!

the!

implementation!

of!

the!

Legacy!

Recommendations.!

!

However,!

composition!

of!

these!

implementation!

teams!

will!

be!

determined!

by!

Government.!

!

Government!

directs!

the!

Minister!for!Youth!and!Sports!to!take!appropriate!action!to!establish!the!implementation!

teams.!

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2!

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c.!

Government,!

however,!

does!

not!

accept!

the!

recommendation!

that!

a!

Special!

Investigative!

Team!be!set!up!to!look!into!matters!that!require!further!investigations.!!Government!is!of!

the!view!that!there!are!existing!institutions!which!have!the!requisite!capacity!to!deal!with!

these!

matters.!
these!

matters.!

Government!

has!

therefore!

decided!

that!

the!

Bureau!

of!

National!

Investigations!(BNI)!will!be!the!body!to!conduct!any!further!investigations!assigned!to!the!

Special!Investigative!Team.!!

d.!

Government!will!take!steps!to!initiate!the!Commission!Stakeholders!Review!Colloquium!as!

recommended!

by!

the!

Commission.!

Government!

has,!

however,!

decided!

that!

the!

Colloquium!will!be!held!two!years!after!the!publication!of!this!White!Paper!instead!of!one!
year!as!recommended!in!the!Report.!!This!is!because!Government!is!of!the!view!that!some!

of!

the!

recommendations!

may!

need!

more!

time!

to!

resolve.!

!

Examples!

can!

be!

found!

in!

Paragraph!4.18!of!the!Report!where!the!Commission!recommends!that:!

i. the!Government!of!Ghana!should!canvass!for!the!reXestablishment!of!the!Supreme!

Council!for!Sports!in!Africa!(SCSA)!within!the!African!Union!and!the!establishment!of!
a!United!Nations!Agency!for!Sports!(UNAS)!to!superintend!and!regulate!the!activities!

of!International!Sports!Organisations!at!the!International!and!Continental!levels;!

ii.

Ghana!should!canvass!for!the!adoption!at!the!SubXRegional!(ECOWAS),!Continental!

(AU)!

and!

International!

(UN)!

system!

a!

new!

model!

for!

the!

relationship!

between!

Nation!

States!

and!

International!

Sporting!

Organisations!

(I.S.Os)!

where!

a!

single!

Domestic!

Sporting!

Association!

affiliates!

and!


relates!

with!

a!

multiplicity!

of!

I.S.Os!

dealing!with!a!particular!sporting!discipline!as!pertains!in!professional!boxing.!!

& 2.0& PART&I&N&RECOMMENDATIONS&ACCEPTED!

2.1& Introduction& With!

the!

exception!

of!

the!

recommendations!

that!

have!

not!

been!

accepted!

in!

Part!

II!

and!

the!

recommendations!

that!

have!

been!

accepted!

with!

modifications!

in!

Part!

III!

of!

this!

White!

Paper,!

Government!

accepts!

all!


the!

other!

recommendations!

in!

the!

Commission’s!

Report.!

Among!

the!

highlights!of!the!accepted!recommendations!are!the!underXmentioned.!

It!is!repeated!for!the!avoidance!of!doubt!that!the!following!list!of!accepted!recommendations!is!

not!exhaustive.!It!consists!of!highlights!of!the!accepted!recommendations!only.!The!full!list!of!

accepted!recommendations!consists!of!all!the!recommendations!in!the!Report!minus!the!list!of!

the!
the!

recommendations!

not!

accepted!

contained!

in!

Part!

II!

and!

the!

recommendations!

accepted!

with!modifications!in!Part!III!of!this!White!Paper.!

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& 2.2& Paragraph&3.1.4&(page&20):&Flight/Transport!

Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.
a.

The!sum!of!US$75,150.00!being!the!total!cost!of!unused!match!tickets!in!Brazil!should!be!

surcharged!to!the!travel!agents,!Travel!Matters.!

b.

Travel!Matters!should!not!be!paid!the!cost!of!the!internal!flight!arrangements!in!Brazil!if!it!

has!not!been!paid.!

c. Travel!

Matters!

should!

be!

made!

to!

refund!

the!

cost!

of!

the!

internal!

flight!

arrangements!

in!

Brazil!if!it!has!been!paid.& & 2.3& Paragraph&3.1.6&(pages&22N23):&Feeding!

Government!

accepts!

the!

recommendation!


of!

the!

Commission!

on!

the!

concept!

of!

a!

Project!

Planning!Committee!and!the!caveat!that!the!Committee!should!include!representation!from!the!

Ministry!

of!

Justice!

&!

AttorneyXGeneral,!

as!

well!

as!

procurement!

officers.!

!

Government!

further!

accepts!the!recommendation!that!the!Ministry!for!Youth!and!sports!should!periodically!report!

to!the!Chief!of!Staff!on!the!work!of!this!Committee.!!
Government!also!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

In!

the!

present!

state!

of!

multiple!

supporters’!

groups,!

supporters!

must!

seek!

their!

own!

sponsorship!to!participate!in!tournaments!and!the!state!should,!as!a!matter!of!policy,!not!

directly!employ!public!or!state!funds!to!airlift,!accommodate!and!feed!supporters.!

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b.

Where!the!Government!deems!it!necessary!to!sponsor!supporters,!there!should!be!a!clear!

policy!

and!

criteria!

for!

selection!

of!


supporters!

to!

attend!

such!

tournaments!

to!

ensure!

transparency!

in!

the!

selection!

on!

the!

premise!

that!

the!

various!

supporters!

groups!

should!

come!together!to!form!a!single!National!Group.!!

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c. Supporters/fans!who!intend!to!travel!for!tournaments!must!make!their!own!arrangements!

with!respect!to!feeding!and!accommodation.!

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d.

The!engagement!of!caterers!to!feed!supporters!should!be!discouraged.!

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& 2.4& Paragraph&3.1.7&(pages&25N26):&Fan&Parks!

Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!activities!of!the!Fan!Parks!as!produced!and!managed!by!EXvolution!International!should!

be!further!investigated!and!any!net!income!accruing!from!the!execution!of!the!Fan!Parks!
should!be!paid!to!the!state!with!interest!at!the!prevailing!bank!rate.!

b.

Any!

misappropriation/misapplication!

of!

the!

funds!

given!

by!

GNPC!

to!

EXvolution!

International!

on!

behalf!

of!

the!

Ministry!

of!

Youth!

and!

Sports!

should!

be!

refunded!

by!

EX volution!International!or!surcharged!to!the!former!Minister!for!Youth!and!Sports!(Hon.!Elvis!

Afriyie!Ankrah).!!

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2.5& Paragraph&3.1.8&(page&28):&Sponsorship&and&Funding&of&the&Supporters’&Project!
Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!

state!

should!

not!

commit!

state!

funds!

to!

send!

supporters!

to!

tournaments!

(this!

is,!

however,!subject!to!Government’s!position!in!section!2.3!above).!

b.

Funding!by!private!sponsors!should!be!encouraged.!

c. The!

total!

amount!

of!

Gh¢13,757.00!

paid!

to!

Corsel!

must!

be!

refunded!

by!

the!

company!

for!

nonXperformance!with!interest!at!the!prevailing!commercial!bank!rate.!
Government!goes!further!to!direct!that!the!amount!be!refunded!by!Corsel!no!later!than!one!(1)!

month!after!the!issuance!of!this!White!Paper.!

& 2.6& Paragraph&3.2.1&(page&30):&Ownership&of&National&Teams&and&Benefits& Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!Government!of!Ghana!should!continue!to!fund!the!national!teams!under!the!terms!and!

conditions!stated!in!the!Commission’s!Report,!namely,!
i. enforcement!and!operationalisation!of!the!FIFA!Standard!CoXoperation!Agreement!

by!the!GFA,!Ministry!of!Youth!&!Sports!(MOYS)!and!National!Sports!Authority!(NSA)!

to!harmonise!the!relationship!between!these!three!football!related!bodies;!!

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ii.

a!

distinction!

must!

be!

drawn!

between!

Prize!

Money!


accruing!

from!

tournaments!

entered!

into!

through!

qualifying!

matches!

funded!

by!

the!

State!

and!

developmental!

funds!

paid!

to!

the!

GFA!

by!

CAF!

and!

FIFA.!

!

Prize!

monies!

and!

sponsorship!

funds!

obtained!in!the!name!of!the!National!Teams!must!be!accounted!for!to!the!Ministry!

of!

Youth!

&!

Sports!

and!

the!

National!

Sports!

Authority!

through!

the!

Public!

Interest!


Committee!(PIC)!of!the!GFA!and!audited!by!the!Audit!Service.!

b.

All!organizations!or!individuals!who!leverage!on!the!brand!of!the!National!Teams!through!

sponsorship!to!generate!income!must!account!for!the!income!generated!to!MOYS.!

c. All!

National!

Teams’!

sponsorship!

funds!

received!

by!

the!

GFA!

as!

managers!

of!

the!

National!

Teams!

must!

be!

held!

in!

trust!

and!

accounted!

for!

separately!

from!

the!

general!

funds!


of!

the!

GFA.!

Government,!however,!reserves!the!right!to!add!any!other!terms!and!conditions!that!it!deems!

necessary.!

& 2.7& Paragraph&3.2.2&(page&34):&Sponsorship&Monies&of&National&Teams!

Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

Since!

the!

National!

Teams!

belong!

to!

the!

state,!

all!

monies!

accruing!

from!

the!

leveraging!

on!

their!

brands,!

either!

directly!

or!

indirectly,!

belong!

to!


the!

state!

and!

must!

be!

accounted!

for!

accordingly.!

b.

An!account!should!be!opened!by!the!GFA!with!a!local!bank!styled!“Sponsorship!Funds!for!

National!Teams”.!

c.

Sponsorship!money!must!be!fully!accounted!for!and!made!public.!

& 2.8& Paragraph&3.3.1&(pages&36N40):&Budgeting&and&Funding&for&2014&World&Cup!

Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.
a.

The!process!of!budgeting,!releasing!of!funds!and!effecting!payment!for!tournaments!should!

be!improved!as!recommended!at!page!37!of!the!Report.!

b.

The!“Summary!Annual!Budgeting!Format”!for!the!Black!Stars!and!all!other!national!teams!at!

the!beginning!of!each!season!should!be!as!provided!for!at!pages!38X40!of!the!Report.!

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2.9& Paragraph&3.4&(pages&44N45):&Black&Stars&Management&Team!

Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!Management!Committee!of!the!National!Teams!should!be!governed!by!a!performance!

contract!to!be!put!in!place!by!the!Ministry!of!Youth!and!Sports!acting!for!and!on!behalf!of!
the!people!of!Ghana!(the!owners!of!the!National!Teams).!

b.

The!

number!

of!

Management!

Committee!

Team!

members!

must!

be!

reduced!

to!

five!

(5)!

in!

order!to!reduce!expenditure.!

& 2.10& Paragraph&3.7.1&(page&63):&Relationship&between&State&(Ministry&of&Youth&and&Sports)& &&GFA& Government!accepts!the!recommendation!that!the!MOYS!must!ensure!that!GFA!accounts!for!all!

monies!given!to!it!from!state!coffers.!

& 2.11& Paragraph&3.7.2&(page&66):&Relationship&between&MOYS,&NSA&AND&GFA!
Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!Sports!Bill!must!be!passed!into!law!as!soon!as!possible!to!streamline!the!activities!of!the!

NSA!to!stop!the!dual!structure!and!transitional!stage!the!NSA!finds!itself.!

b.

Staff!

at!

MOYS!

currently!

undertaking!

implementation!

tasks!

should!

be!

redeployed!

to!

the!

implementation!agencies!such!as!the!NSA!and!the!Sports!College.!

& 2.12& Paragraph&3.8&(page&74):&Friendly&Matches&towards&the&World&Cup!
Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!GFA!as!managers!of!the!national!teams!for!and!on!behalf!of!the!people!of!the!Republic!

of!

Ghana,!

who!

fund!

the!

national!

teams,!

must!

make!

a!

full!

declaration!

of!

the!

details!

of!

funding!and!expenditures!incurred!during!friendly!matches.!

b.

In!future,!sponsorship!funds!and!expenditure!for!all!friendly!matches!must!be!made!part!of!
the!budget!for!national!teams!at!the!beginning!of!the!year!and!once!the!activity!takes!place,!

actuals!must!be!made!public.!!

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c. The!

GFA!

must!

make!

available!

all!

contracts!

for!

friendly!

matches!

played,!

the!

match!

agents!


involved,!amounts!received,!expenditures!incurred!as!well!as!all!amounts!of!money!received!

from!

GNPC!

towards!

friendly!

matches!

to!

be!

subjected!

to!

forensic!

audit.!

!

The!

contracts!

relating!

to!

the!

friendly!

matches!

with!

Holland,!

Cape!

Verde,!

Nigeria,!

Montenegro,!

Japan,!

Togo!and!South!Korea!(2014)!would!be!most!critical!to!the!forensic!audit.!

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d. The!GFA!must!be!investigated!by!way!of!a!forensic!audit!to!ascertain:!
i. the!claims!of!losses!totaling!US$!1,002,000.00!incurred!during!the!matches!involving!

Ghana!v!Cape!Verde,!Ghana!v!Nigeria!and!Ghana!v!Togo;!

ii.

the!

claim!

that!

the!

amount!

of!

US$350,000.00!

received!

form!

the!

Japan!

match!

was!

used!to!offset!the!deficit!incurred!in!the!Ghana!v!Cape!Verde!match;!

iii.

whether!

match!

fees!

for!

the!

Ghana!

v!

Holland!

and!

Ghana!

v!

South!

Korea!

matches!


were!eventually!paid!by!the!match!agents!or!organisers!after!the!request!by!Cabinet!

to!GNPC!to!fund!the!matches!and!how!the!funds!were!applied;!

iv.

how!

the!

GFA!

applied!

the!

FIFA!

World!

Cup!

preparation!

money!

of!

US$1.5m!

and!

the!

US$2m!

they!

received!

from!

GNPC!

before!

the!

World!

Cup!

visXàXvis!

match!

agent!

funding!of!the!friendly!matches!to!the!World!Cup!2014!to!clear!any!doubt!of!double!
funding,!misapplication!or!misappropriation!of!funds.!

e.!

The!US$200,000.00!paid!to!the!GFA!President,!Mr.!Kwesi!Nyantakyi,!by!the!State!towards!a!

friendly!

match!

whilst!

preparing!

for!

the!

World!

Cup!

2014!

in!

Brazil!

should!

be!

further!

investigated!visXaXvis!match!agent!funding!of!the!friendly!matches!to!the!World!Cup!2014!

to!clear!any!doubt!of!double!funding!and/or!misappropriation!of!funds.!

& 2.13& Paragraph&3.10&(page&80):&Public&Interest&Committee& Government!

accepts!
accepts!

the!

recommendation!

that!

the!

Public!

Interest!

Committee!

of!

the!

GFA!

should!be!operationalized!with!membership!and!composition!as!follows:!!

three!Government!appointees!with!one!of!them!being!the!Chairperson;!!

two!GFA!members!with!one!of!them!being!the!ViceXChairperson;!!

a. b. c.

quorum!for!meetings!being!three!members.!!!

Government!

further!

accepts!

the!

recommendation!

of!

the!

Commission!

that!

this!

should!

be!

an!


overriding!principle!for!which!the!State!should!fund!the!National!Teams.!

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2.14& Paragraph&3.12&(page&95):&Ownership&of&FIFA&World&Cup&Participation&Prize&Money!

Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!

use!

of!

the!

amounts!


of!

US$2.5m!

and!

US$3.5m!

received!

respectively!

by!

the!

GFA!

and!

MOYS!in!2006!as!well!as!the!US$11m!received!by!the!MOYS!in!2010!should!be!made!public!

by!all!parties.!!

b.

After!every!tournament!like!the!World!Cup,!a!Committee!should!be!put!in!place!to!decide!

on!the!utilization!or!disbursement!of!the!prize!money.!

c. The!cost!of!funding!the!actual!tournament!should!be!refunded!to!the!state!and!the!balance!
disbursed!to!finance!specific!projects!approved!by!MOYS!for!each!sporting!discipline.!

d. All!sporting!disciplines!after!their!allocation!should!present!a!proposal!on!how!the!allocated!

funds!will!be!used!and!must!be!held!accountable!to!it.!!

& 2.15& Paragraph&4.2&(page&102)&Written&Response&by&GFA&President&concerning&invitation&of& Black&Stars&Players!

Government!

accepts!

the!

suggestion!

of!

the!

Commission!

that!

for!

corporate!

governance!


purposes,!the!GFA!President!should!not!be!a!member!of!the!Management!Committee!of!any!

National!Team!to!ensure!that!the!Management!Committees!have!a!fall!back!position!in!times!of!

conflict!management.!!Government!advises!the!GFA!accordingly.!

!

2.16& Paragraph&4.3&(page&103):&Funding&of&other&sports& Government!accepts!the!recommendation!of!the!Commission!that!any!amount!recovered!after!

the!

submission!

of!

the!

Commission’s!

report!

by!

way!


of!

refunds!

should!

be!

used!

to!

settle!

outstanding!

payments!

due!

sports!

men/women!

and!

National!

Sports!

Associations,!

after!

confirmation!with!the!Ministry!of!Youth!and!Sports.

!& & 2.17& Paragraph&4.9&(page&111):&Officers&of&the&Ministry&of&Youth&and&Sports!

Government!

accepts!

the!

recommendation!

of!

the!

Commission!

that!

there!

should!

be!

administrative!

changes!

at!

the!

Ministry!

of!

Youth!

and!

Sports!


(MOYS)!

as!

part!

of!

the!

process!

of!

streamlining!the!financial!management!system!of!MOYS.!

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2.18& Paragraph& 4.10& (page& 114):& Responses& by& GFA& to& FIFA& on& the& mandate& of& the& Commission!
Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!Ministry!of!Youth!and!Sports!(MOYS)!must!be!proactive!and!not!leave!the!management!

of!the!National!Teams!in!the!sole!hands!of!the!GFA.!!

!

b.

The!MOYS!must!ensure!the!operationalization!of!the!Standard!Cooperation!Agreement!by!

FIFA!

which!

will!

formalize!

and!

harmonize!

the!

relationship!

between!

the!

Government!

of!

Ghana!and!the!GFA!with!respect!to!the!funding!of!national!teams!and!related!accountability!
by!the!GFA.!

& 2.19& Paragraph&4.11&(page&119):&Catering&Statement&of&Account&for&Supporters!

Government!accepts!the!Commission’s!recommendation!that!the!unaccounted!for!expenditure!

of!GHC!189,000.00!should!be!investigated!and!anyone!found!culpable!should!be!surcharged.!!!

& 2.20& Paragraph&4.12&(page&122):&“CoNefficient&Theory”&and&Definition&of&“Management”&by& the&GFA&President!

Government!

accepts!

the!

recommendation!

that!

the!

concept!

of!

“coDefficient”& and!

definition!

of!


“management”!as!propounded!by!the!GFA!President!should!be!dismissed.!!

Government!

further!

accepts!

that!

the!

management!

members!

as!

known!

and!

present!

at!

the!

World!Cup!who!should!have!been!paid!appearance!fee!as!budgeted!are:!

• Mr.!Kwesi!Nyantekyi!(Chairman)!

• Mr.!Felix!Ansong!!

• Mr.!Moses!Armah!

• Mr.!Yaw!Boateng!Gyan!

• Mr.!Ofosu!Bamfo!

Government!

also!

accepts!

that!

in!

future!

where!

the!

need!

arises!

to!

reward!


or!

compensate!

persons!

other!

than!

the!

mandated!

National!

Team!

Committee!

Members,!

the!

intent!

should!

be!

made!in!no!uncertain!terms!from!the!budget!preparation!stage.!!

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& 2.21& Paragraph&4.13&(pages&126N127):&FIFA&World&Cup&Prize&Money&and&Related&Matters!

Government!

accepts!

the!

Commission’s!

recommendation!

that!

as!

a!

way!

of!

eradicating!

the!

perceived!or!actual!collusion!between!the!MOYS!and!GFA,!the!Public!Interest!Committee!(PIC)!

should!be!installed!as!a!structural!and!administrative!interface!between!the!MOYS!and!the!GFA!

to!safeguard!the!public!interest!at!all!times.!!

!

2.22& Paragraph&4.15&(page&129):&Lifting&of&Cash&to&Brazil!
Government!accepts!the!recommendation!that!cash!should!never!be!lifted!to!any!tournament!

to!pay!remuneration!of!national!teams!or!any!other!person.!

& 2.23& Paragraph&4.17&(page&132):&Age&Fabrication!

Government!

accepts!

the!

finding!

of!

the!

Commission!

that!

the!

Starlets!

were!

not!

necessarily!

banned!because!of!fraud!but!due!to!technicalities!having!to!do!with!the!contradictions!in!the!

analysis!of!the!MRI!report!from!Ghana!and!that!of!the!medical!experts!from!CAF.!!
Government!therefore!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

MRI!tests!should!be!conducted!in!two!different!medical!centres.!!Where!only!one!MRI!test!is!

conducted,!it!must!be!analysed!by!at!least!two!experts.!

!

b.

Where!

there!

is!

contradiction!

in!

any!

of!

the!

analysis!

it!

will!

be!

better!

to!

err!

on!

the!

side!

of!

caution!and!the!said!player!should!not!be!risked!and!featured!in!a!match!or!tournament.!

!

c. For!

a!

player!

to!

be!

selected,!


all!

experts!

must!

come!

to!

the!

same!

conclusion!

of!

the!

player!

being!within!the!required!age!limit.!

!

d. Parents!or!guardians!should!be!educated!on!the!risks!of!condoning!age!fabrication!by!their!

wards.!

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Government!accepts!the!following!recommendations!of!the!Commission:!

a.

The!state!should!not!be!cowed!or!distracted!by!threats!of!ban!from!International!Sporting!

Organisations!from!exercising!its!internationally!recognized!responsibility!of!ensuring!public!

order,!

public!

decency!

and!

high!

moral!

conduct!

in!

the!

use!

of!

public!

funds!

by!

officials!

of!

domestic!

Sporting!

Associations!

that!

are!


affiliated!

to!

these!

International!

Sporting!

Organisations.!

b.

The!Government!of!Ghana!should!canvass!for!the!reXestablishment!of!the!Supreme!Council!

for!

Sports!

in!

Africa!

(SCSA)!

within!

the!

African!

Union!

and!

the!

establishment!

of!

a!

United!

Nations!Agency!for!Sports!(UNAS)!to!superintend!and!regulate!the!activities!of!International!

Sports!Organisations!at!the!continental!and!international!levels.!

c. The!
c. The!

Government!

should!

immediately!

recall!

and!

enforce!

the!

FIFA!

Standard!

Cooperation!

Agreement!as!the!basis!for!dealing!with!FIFA!and!the!GFA.!

d.

Ghana!should!canvass!for!the!adoption!at!the!SubXRegional!(ECOWAS),!Continental!(AU)!and!

International!

(UN)!

system!

a!

new!

model!

for!

the!

relationship!

between!

Nation!

States!

and!

International!

Sporting!

Organisations!

(I.S.Os)!

where!

a!

single!

Domestic!

Sporting!

Association!


affiliates!and!relates!with!a!multiplicity!of!I.S.Os!dealing!with!a!particular!sporting!discipline!

as!pertains!in!professional!boxing.!!

& 3.0& PART&II&N&RECOMMENDATIONS&NOT&ACCEPTED!

Part!

II!

covers!

the!

recommendations!

of!

the!

Commission!

that!

have!

not!

been!

accepted!

by!

the!

Government!and!the!reasons!therefor.!

!

3.1& Paragraph&3.1.6&(page&23):&Feeding!


Government!does!not!accept!the!recommendation!that!where!Government!deems!it!necessary!

to!sponsor!supporters!to!international!matches!involving!the!Black!Stars,!the!number!should!be!

limited!to!a!maximum!of!100!people!depending!on!the!availability!of!funds.!!

Government!is!of!the!view!that!the!psychological!effect!of!numbers!of!supporters!is!such!that!

sometimes!it!may!be!necessary!to!sponsor!more!than!one!hundred!people!to!support!the!Black!

Stars.!!

!

!
Stars.!!

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Government,!

however,!

accepts!

the!

Commission’s!

recommendation!

that!

the!

state!

should!

as!

a!

matter!

of!

policy!

not!

directly!

employ!

public!

or!

state!

funds!

to!

airlift,!

accommodate!

and!

feed!


supporters!and!that!where!the!Government!deems!it!necessary!to!sponsor!supporters,!this!will!

be!the!exception!rather!than!the!rule.!!!

!

3.2& Paragraph&3.1.7&(page&26):&Fan&Parks!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

the!

recommendation!

that!

there!

was!

a!

clear!

case!

of!

conflict!

of!

interest!

with!

respect!

to!

Mr.!

Fred!

Darko!

whose!

company!

undertook!

Fan!

Park!

business,!

which!

was!

one!

of!

the!

fund!

raising!


projects!

of!

the!

Project!

Planning!

Committee.!

This!

is!

because!

the!

Report!

states!

at!

page!

24!

that!

“He!

(Mr.!

Fred!

Darko)!

stated!

that!

his!

company,!

EXvolution,!

was!

already!engaged!in!fan!parks!and!that!he!had!disclosed!this!fact!to!the!former!Minister!and!the!

Project!Team”.!

Disclosure!of!interest!is!one!of!the!negating!circumstances!of!conflict!of!interest!situations!and!
once!this!interest!had!been!disclosed,!it!was!up!to!the!competent!authority!to!decide!whether!

to!

award!

him!

the!

contract!

or!

not.!

Unfortunately,!

the!

Report!

does!

not!

indicate!

whether!

the!

Commission!believed!Mr.!Darko’s!evidence!of!disclosure!or!not!and,!in!the!circumstances,!the!

benefit!of!the!doubt!should!go!to!him!(Mr.!Darko).!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

that!

in!

future,!

Fan!

Parks!

should!

be!

done!

in!

each!

region!

during!


such!tournaments.!!Government!has!decided!that!this!should!be!a!decision!to!be!made!taking!

into!

consideration!

circumstances!

surrounding!

each!

tournament,!

including!

circumstances!

relating!to!funding!and!technology.!

& 3.3& Paragraph&3.2.2&(page&34):&Sponsorship&Monies&of&National&Teams!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

the!

Commission’s!

recommendation!

that!

the!

current!

GNPC!


contract!should!be!amended!to!cater!for!all!National!Teams!so!that!the!benefits!can!cover!the!

other!National!Teams.!

It!

is!

true!

that!

the!

GNPC!

is!

wholly!

GovernmentXowned,!

but!

it!

is!

also!

true!

that!

it!

is!

a!

public!

corporation!with!a!responsible!management!and!Board!of!Directors.!It!takes!decisions!with!the!

best!interests!of!the!corporation!at!heart!and!is!accountable!to!the!Government.!It!must!be!left!

alone!

to!

take!
alone!

to!

take!

its!

decisions!

and!

take!

responsibility!

for!

its!

decisions!

as!

well!

as!

any!

associated!

risks.!!

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It!

would!

be!

most!

imprudent!

for!

Government,!

as!

shareholder,!

to!

dictate!

to!

the!

corporation!

which!

contracts!

to!

enter!

into!

when!

the!

Government,!

as!


shareholder,!

holds!

the!

management!

and!Board!accountable!for!their!decisions.!

& 3.4& Paragraph&3.3.2&(page&42):&Discipline&in&the&Black&Stars&Camp!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

the!

recommendation!

that!

Mr.!

Kwesi!

Nyantakyi’s!

money!

of!

US$8,000.00!

be!

refunded!

by!

Mr.!

Sulley!

Muntari,!

and!

for!

Mr.!

Sulley!

Muntari!

and!

Mr.!

Kevin!


Prince!Boateng!to!each!refund!to!the!state!the!sum!of!US$33,333.00!from!the!US$100,000.00!

paid!to!each!of!them!as!appearance!fees.!

The!

US$8,000.00!

represents!

the!

cost!

of!

Mr.!

Moses!

Armah’s!

items!

which!

Sulley!

Muntari!

destroyed!

in!

his!

rage!

following!

his!

exchanges!

with!

Mr.!

Armah,!

and!

the!

US$33,333.00!

represents!the!pro&rata!equivalent!of!the!appearance!fee!which!the!two!players!received!even!

though!
though!

they!

had!

been!

dismissed!

from!

the!

camp!

and!

therefore!

did!

not!

participate!

in!

the!

last!

match!against!Portugal.!

Government!

considers!

that!

such!

a!

demand!

will!

only!

resurrect!

old!

wounds.!

Government!

therefore!directs!that!the!US$8,000.00!be!refunded!to!Mr.!Kwesi!Nyantekyi!out!of!the!balance!

of!the!Prize!Money.!!

Government!

further!

advises!

that!

the!

two!

players!

should!

not!

be!

recalled!

into!

the!

Black!

Stars!


camp!in!order!to!maintain!the!discipline!that!appears!to!have!been!restored!since!Brazil!2014.!

& 3.5& Paragraph&3.6.2&(page&53):&Winning&Bonuses!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

the!

recommendation!

under!

“Negotiation!

of!

the!

Amount”!

that!

“The!amount!to!be!paid!for!winning!bonus!for!the!Black!Stars!should!be!fixed!at!US$5,000”.!!

Firstly,!it!is!inconsistent!for!the!Commission!to!title!the!recommendation!as!“Negotiation!for!the!
Amount”,!and!yet!to!fix!it!rigidly!at!US$5,000.00.!Secondly,!the!Commission’s!recommendation!

has!the!effect!of!freezing!the!winning!bonus!at!US$5,000.00!in!perpetuity.!

Government!is!of!the!view!that!it!should!be!possible!to!introduce!an!element!of!flexibility!into!

the!

fixing!

of!

the!

winning!

bonuses,!

including!

the!

possibility!

of!

negotiating!

it!

on!

a!

“per!

match”!

basis.!It!should!be!possible,!for!example,!for!the!winning!bonus!for!a!win!against!Brazil!to!be!
higher!than!a!win!against!a!weaker!football!nation.

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3.6& Paragraph&3.6.6&(page&58):&“Unclassified&and&Indemnity&Payments”!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

the!

recommendation!

that!

unclassified!

payments!

for!

protocol!


purposes,!which!cannot!be!officially!accounted!for,!should!not!be!included!in!the!budget!since!

all!

budget!

line!

items!

should!

be!

accounted!

for.!

!

Members!

of!

the!

football!

fraternity!

are!

aware!

that!

unforeseen!

and!

unanticipated,!

and!

yet!

unavoidable!

and!

inevitable,!

payments!

are!

a!

necessary!concomitant!of!the!game!at!the!competitive!level.!
Government!therefore!directs!that!while!such!“unclassified”!payments!may!be!included!in!the!

budget!line,!their!utilization!must!be!strictly!controlled!and!must!be!confirmed!by!the!issuance!

of!

“Honour!

Certificates”!

by!

the!

officials!

entrusted!

with!

their!

utilization.!

!

As!

the!

Commission!

recommends!at!page!89!of!the!Report!–!“Honour!Certificates!should!be!used!to!only!support!

cases!when!it!is!impracticable!to!obtain!receipts!or!third!party!documentation!for!payments”.!

!
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3.7& Paragraph&3.11.2&(page&87):&Supporters!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

the!

recommendation!

that!

the!

former!

Minister!

for!

Youth!

and!

Sports,!Hon.!Elvis!Afriyie!Ankrah,!should!be!made!to!provide!the!necessary!third!party!vouchers!

from!the!transport!companies!or!refund!the!amount!of!GH¢15,000.00!reported!as!spent,!and!

that!the!use!of!Honour!Certificate!to!account!for!this!type!of!expense!is!not!acceptable.!!

Government!

believes!

that!

in!

an!

operational!

matter!

like!


third!

party!

vouchers!

from!

transport!

companies,!members!of!the!project!team!who!were!responsible!for!these!operational!matters!

should!

provide!

the!

necessary!

third!

party!

vouchers!

or!

refund!

the!

amount!

of!

GH¢15,000.00!

reported!as!spent.!!!

& 3.8& Paragraph&3.12&(page&95)&Ownership&of&FIFA&World&Cup&participation&Prize&Money& Government!does!not!accept!the!recommendations!that!in!disbursing!the!Prize!Money!

a. the!

cost!

of!
a. the!

cost!

of!

funding!

the!

actual!

tournament!

once!

deducted!

should!

be!

treated!

like!

a!

deduction!

from!

public!

funds!

and!

specifically!

used!

for!

sports!

infrastructure!

development,!

and!

b. where!the!Prize!Money!does!not!cover!the!cost!of!funding,!government!should!not!absorb!

any!Prize!Money!into!its!consolidated!fund!and!disburse!same!as!part!of!its!general!public!

funds!but!the!amount!should!be!treated!like!a!deduction!from!public!funds!and!specifically!
used!for!sports!infrastructure!development.!

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Government!

is!

of!

the!

view!

that,!

ex& abundanti& cautela,!

it!

must!

not!

deviate!

from!

timeXtested!

norms,!conventions!and!practices!in!the!allocation!of!public!resources.!

& 3.9& Paragraph&4.0&(page&99):&General&Issues/Concerns!
Government!does!not!accept!the!Commission’s!recommendation!to!officially!write!to!FIFA!on!

the!

conduct!

of!

Mr.!

Kwesi!

Nyantekyi,!

GFA!

President,!

on!

his!

unwillingness!

to!

account!

for!

the!

State!funds!monies!of!US$577,500.00!that!he!requested!for!to!pay!appearance!fees!to!officials!

of!the!Black!Stars!management!as!budgeted!for!and!approved.!!

Government!does!not!also!accept!the!recommendation!that!Mr.!Kwesi!Nyantekyi!should!refund!

the!

amount!

of!

US$412,500.00!

which!

he!


has!

failed!

to!

account!

for.!

Government!

considers!

the!

matter!

of!

the!

US$577,500.00!

as!

unfinished!

business!

(refer!

to!

sections!

3.12,!

3.13!

and!

3.14!

below)!and!accordingly!directs!the!BNI!to!conduct!further!investigations!to!bring!the!matter!to!

a!conclusion.!!!

& 3.10& Paragraph&4.2&(page&102):&Written&Response&by&GFA&President&concerning&invitation&of& Black&Stars&Players!

Government!

does!

not!

accept!

the!


Commission’s!

recommendation!

to!

single!

out!

Mr.!

Asamoah!

Gyan!to!be!given!formal!leadership!training/programme!at!a!recognized!institution!and!that!if!

he!is!unable!to!show!leadership!in!future!for!offXtheXpitch!issues,!the!GFA!must!find!a!suitable!

replacement!for!him!as!the!captain!of!the!Black!Stars.!

Government!

is!

of!

the!

view!

that!

for!

a!

matter!

so!

delicate!

that!

it!

could!

not!

be!

resolved!

by!

the!

Management!

of!


the!

Black!

Stars,!

the!

GFA!

and!

the!

Minister!

for!

Youth!

and!

Sports,!

putting!

the!

blame!on!the!captain!of!the!team!because!he!was!not!able!to!drag!his!players!to!come!and!talk!

about!it!is!inappropriate.!

Besides,!the!captain!of!any!football!team!must!have!the!trust!and!confidence!of!his!colleague!

players!and!the!coach,!even!before!the!Football!Authority!comes!in.!If!Mr.!Asamoah!Gyan!has!
such!trust!and!confidence!of!the!players!and!the!coach,!and!there!is!nothing!to!suggest!that!he!

does!not,!then!accepting!the!Commission’s!recommendation!will!have!serious!adverse!effects!

on!the!morale!of!the!team.!Government!rather!directs!that!the!coach!and!the!technical!team!

should!meet!and!do!a!postXBrazil!review!of!the!Brazil!events!with!a!view!to!deciding!how!best!to!

comport!themselves!in!the!future.!!

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3.11& Paragraph&4.4&(page&104):&Invitation&to&Mr.&Sulley&Muntari!

The!

Commission!

recommends!

three!

conditions!

as!

bases!

for!

Mr.!

Sulley!

Muntari’s!

reXinvitation!

into!the!national!team,!namely,!!

a.

an!unconditional!apology!to!Mr.!Moses!Armah;!!


b. an!unconditional!apology!to!the!President!of!the!Republic!of!Ghana,!the!Commission!and!to!

Ghanaians!in!general;!!

referral!to!a!psychologist!for!counseling!and!/or!undergo!anger!therapy.!!!

c.

Government!is!of!the!view!that!any!apology!from!Mr.!Sulley!Muntari!as!recommended!should!

be!a!voluntary!act!of!contrition!on!his!part!but!should!not!be!made!a!condition!for!his!recall!into!

the!team.!!
the!team.!!

& 3.12& Paragraph&4.5&(page&104):&Invitation&to&Mr.&Kwame&Ofosu&Bamfo!

Government!disagrees!with!the!recommendation!that!Mr.!Kwame!Ofosu!Bamfo!should!not!be!

paid!

any!

money!

in!

future!

from!

State!

funds!

as!

an!

official!

of!

GFA.!

For!

as!

long!

as!

he!

remains!

a!

member!of!the!GFA,!he!will!be!entitled!to!any!monies!from!State!funds!paid!to!members!of!the!

GFA!qua!members.!

The!Commission!indicated!that!Mr.!Kwame!Ofosu!Bamfo!did!not!respond!to!its!invitation!but!
was!

informed!

that!

he!

had!

travelled!

outside!

the!

country.!

!

The!

Commission!

did!

not,!

however,!

indicate!that!investigations!showed!that!this!was!untrue!and!that!Mr.!Ofosu!Bamfo!was!indeed!

in!the!country.!!There!is!therefore!no!basis!for!sanctioning!Mr.!Ofosu!Bamfo.!!!

Government!directs!that!in!the!course!of!investigating!how!the!US$577,500.00!was!disbursed!

by!

the!

GFA!

President,!

the!

BNI!

should!

establish!

from!

Mr.!

Ofosu!

Bamfo!

how!

much,!

if!

any,!

he!


received!as!appearance!fee.!!!!

& 3.13& Paragraph& 4.8& (page& 109):& Responses& on& amount& of& appearance& fees& during& private& hearing!

The!Commission!recommends!that!Messrs.!George!Afriyie,!Felix!Ansong!and!Emmanuel!Gyimah!

should,!in!future,!not!be!paid!money!from!State!funds!or!any!form!of!monetary!compensation!

whilst!working!with!any!of!the!National!Teams.!!!

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This!was!based!on!the!fact!that!that!Mr.!George!Afriyie!and!Mr.!Felix!Ansong!had!received!the!

state!funds!but!were!‘not!comfortable’!to!disclose!the!amount!received;!and!that!Mr.!Emanuel!

Gyimah!confirmed!receipt!of!payment!from!the!GFA!President!but!strangely!forgot!the!actual!

amount!received.!

Government!

does!


not!

accept!

the!

recommendation!

of!

the!

Commission.!

Once!

Messrs!

George!

Afriyie,!Felix!Ansong!and!Emmanual!Gyimah!work!with!any!of!the!national!teams,!they!will!be!

entitled!to!payment!of!state!funds!paid!to!other!members!who!work!with!the!national!teams.!!

Instead,!Government!directs!that!the!three!persons!should,!in!future,!not!be!allowed!to!work!

with!any!of!the!National!Teams.!

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3.14& Paragraph&4.12&(page&122):&“CoNefficient&Theory”&and&Definition&of&“Management”&by& the&GFA&President!

The!

Commission!

concluded!

that!

the!

GFA!

President!

Mr.!

Kwesi!

Nyantekyi!

collected!

an!

appearance!fee!of!US$577,500.00!for!seven!(7)!Management!Committee!members!but!only!five!

(5)!

of!

them!

were!

present!

at!

the!

World!

Cup.!

The!

Commission,!

however,!

did!

not!

make!

any!

recommendation!

in!

relation!

to!

the!


appearance!

fee!

of!

the!

two!

(2)!

members!

who!

were!

not!

present!in!Brazil.!

It!

has!

already!

been!

directed!

that!

the!

BNI!

should!

investigate!

this!

matter!

and!

bring!

it!

to!

a!

conclusion.!

If!

it!

turns!

out!

that!

only!

the!

five!

named!

members!

of!

the!

Management!

Committee!

who!were!in!Brazil!were!paid!the!appearance!fees,!then!the!GFA!Chairman!should!refund!the!

amount!

of!

US$165,000.00!


being!

the!

appearance!

fees!

of!

the!

two!

Management!

Committee!

members!who!were!not!present!in!Brazil.!!The!Government!so!directs.!

!

3.15& Paragraph&4.14&(page&127):&The&Role&of&Hon.&Elvis&Afriyie&Ankrah&in&lifting&Supporters& to&FIFA&World&Cup!

The!Commission!recommends!that!Hon.!Afriyie!Ankrah!should!be!made!personally!liable!for!any!

expenditure!that!cannot!be!supported!by!either!third!party!voucher!or!documentation.!This!will!

ensure!

that,!

in!


future,!

State!

officials!

who!

are!

put!

in!

position!

of!

responsibility!

take!

active!

interest!in!what!they!have!delegated!by!way!of!monitoring!and!seeking!accountability.!

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Government!

is!

of!

the!

view!

that!

the!

members!

of!

the!

Project!

Committee!

are!

all!


mature!

and!

experienced!persons!of!stature!and!substance!and!should,!therefore,!be!held!liable!for!acts!and!

omissions!for!which!they!were!assigned!responsibility.!!!

The!

former!

Minister!

should!

be!

held!

personally!

liable!

only!

in!

cases!

where!

a!

member(s)!

of!

the!

Project!

Committee!

cannot!

be!

identified!

as!

having!

been!

in!

charge!

of!

a!

particular!

matter!

for!

which!funds!have!not!been!accounted!for.!!


& 3.16& Paragraph&4.15&(page&129):&Lifting&of&cash&to&Brazil!

The!Commission!recommends!that!Ministry!of!Youth!&!Sports!(MOYS)!officials!should!account!

for!the!outstanding!balance!of!US$122,500.00!of!the!total!amount!of!US$4m!that!was!lifted!to!

Brazil.!!

Government!directs,!however,!that!the!individual!officials!at!the!MOYS!who!had!custody!of!the!

balance!should!be!identified!by!BNI!and!made!to!account!for!the!outstanding!balance.!
& 3.18& Paragraph&5.0&(page&139):&Petitions&and&Related&Matters!

The!Commission!recommends!that!to!help!patronize!the!local!league!matches!and!support!the!

local!football!clubs!in!their!dire!financial!difficulties,!the!GFA!should!consider!a!quota!system!for!

minimum!of!two!(2)!players!plying!their!trade!within!the!local!league!for!all!our!national!(male!

and!female)!teams.!Government!rejects!this!recommendation.!Not!only!will!this!derogate!from!
the!quality!of!the!national!teams;!it!will!also!lower!the!morale!of!Ghanaian!players!who!may!be!

plying!

their!

trade!

outside!

Ghana!

and!

who!

may!

on!

merit!

be!

much!

better!

than!

the!

Ghanaian!

players!plying!their!trade!within!Ghana.!!

Government!

also!

rejects!

the!

recommendation!

that!

as!

part!

of!

its!

support!

to!

Football!

Clubs!

in!

these!trying!periods,!the!VAT!on!gate!proceeds!of!domestic!football!matches!should!be!waived!

for!

a!

period!

of!

three!


years.!

!

Accepting!

this!

recommendation!

will!

result!

in!

an!

avalanche!

of!

requests,!nay!demands,!for!VAT!exemptions!that!cannot!be!accommodated.!

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4.0& PART&III&N&RECOMMENDATIONS&ACCEPTED&WITH&MODIFICATIONS!

4.1& Paragraph&3.6.1&(pages&51N52):&Appearance&Fee!
Government!does!not!accept!the!Commission’s!recommendation!that!the!State!should!allocate!

US$100,000.00!for!each!player!of!the!23!players.!!!

Government!is!of!the!view!that!pegging!the!appearance!fee!at!a!maximum!of!US$100,000.00!

has!the!effect!of!permanently!freezing!the!fee!at!that!level!to!the!disadvantage!of!the!players!

when!the!fees!go!up,!especially!when!the!historical!trend!as!recounted!by!the!Commission!itself!

shows!that!the!appearance!fees!paid!by!FIFA!always!go!up.!!

Consequently,!
Consequently,!

Government!

is!

of!

the!

view!

that!

the!

better!

approach!

is!

to!

fix!

the!

maximum!

appearance!

fee!

payable!

to!

the!

players!

as!

a!

percentage!

of!

the!

appearance!

fee!

paid!

by!

FIFA.!

Using!

the!

2014!

total!

appearance!

fee!

of!

US$8!

million!

out!

of!

which!

US$100,000.00!

was!

eventually!paid!to!each!player,!this!works!out!to!1.25%.!This!should!be!the!maximum!amount!
allocated!for!each!player!of!the!23!players.!!Out!of!this!amount,!the!negotiated!amount!to!be!

paid!to!each!player!should!not!exceed!60%.!!Government!so!directs.!!

Government!

also!

rejects!

the!

recommendation!

that!

the!

remaining!

balance!

in!

the!

“World!

Cup!

Players!Appearance!Fee!Account”!after!paying!the!players!“should!be!divided!equally!amongst!

the!23!players!and!used!to!develop!football!pitches!in!the!Community/District!from!which!the!
23!players!hail.!!The!pitches!so!constructed!should!be!named!after!the!players”.!!The!players,!

who!are!usually!all!of!age,!may!see!it!as!an!imposition.!

Rather!

than!

compulsorily!

using!

it!

to!

develop!

football!

pitches!

in!

the!

communities!

from!

which!

the!players!hail!and!for!the!pitches!to!be!named!after!them,!Government!is!of!the!view!that!the!

amount!

so!

divided!

should!

be!

utilized!

on!

projects!

of!

the!

players’!

choice!

in!

Ghana.!

The!


development!of!football!pitches!in!their!communities!may!be!one!of!the!project!choices!open!

to!them.!Government!so!directs.!!

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4.2& Paragraph&3.7.2&(page&66):&Relationship&between&MOYS,&NSA&AND&GFA!

Given!the!Commission’s!acknowledgement!of!the!situation!in!which!football!administration!is!

de&facto!carried!on!outside!the!purview!of!the!NSA,!the!proposal!for!a!single!oversight!National!

Team!

Budgetary!

Approval!

Committee!

to!

include!


football!

will!

not!

work.!

It!

will!

subject!

the!

football!

budgetary!

approval!

process!

to!

the!

same!

bureaucratic!

and!

red!

tape!

rigmarole!

responsible!for!creating!the!de&facto!situation!in!the!first!place.!

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Government!

is!

of!

the!

view!


that!

while!

the!

recommended!

National!

Team!

Budgetary!

Approval!

Committee!

should!

be!

established!

for!

all!

other!

sporting!

disciplines,!

the!

unique!

position!

that!

football!occupies!in!Ghana!sports!requires!that!the!budget!for!international!football!matches!be!

submitted!directly!by!the!GFA!to!the!MOYS!for!approval!by!Cabinet,!as!has!been!the!practice.!!

!
!

Paragraph& 3.7.3& (page& 68):& Relationship& between& Parliament& (SubNCommittee& on& 4.3& Youth,&Culture&and&Sports)&and&MOYS!

Government!

takes!

note!

of!

the!

recommendation!

for!

Parliament!

to!

ensure!

that!

in!

the!

presentation!of!its!annual!budget!hearings,!the!MOYS!adheres!strictly!to!the!under!mentioned!

expenditure!patterns:!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Type&of&Expenditure& Capital!Expenditure!(Infrastructure!and!Investment)!

Grassroot!Development!


Recurrent!Expenditure!(Bonuses,!per!diem,!etc.)!

!

Percentage&of&Total&Budget& & !

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!20%!

!

!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!20%!

!

!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!60%!

!

Government!is!of!the!view!that!“adhering!strictly”!to!these!percentages!is!too!rigid!a!position!to!

be!adopted.!Government!directs!that!the!percentages!be!regarded!as!guidelines!and!be!taken!

into!account!by!the!MOYS!“in!the!presentation!of!its!annual!budget!hearings”.!!
& 4.4& Paragraph&3.9.2&(page&78):&Travel&and&Tour&Operators!

Government!accepts!the!recommendation!that!the!accounts!of!the!Travel!and!Tour!operators!

must!

be!

reconciled!

to!

enable!

parties!

determine!

whether!

or!

not!

there!

are!

outstanding!

payments!due!the!Tour!Operators.!!Government,!however,!directs!that!the!BNI!should!do!the!

reconciliation.!

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4.5& World&Cup)!

Paragraph&3.11.1&(pages&82&&&84):&Black&Stars&(From&Qualifying&Matches&to&the&end&of& Government!

wishes!

to!

point!

out!

a!

factual!

error!

on!

page!

82!

of!

the!

Commission’s!

Report.!

The!


game!against!Egypt!in!the!return!leg!of!the!World!Cup!qualifiers!was!played!in!Cairo!and!not!in!

Kumasi.!

Government!

directs!

that!

as!

an!

alternative!

to!

the!

Chief!

Accountant!

(Mr.!

Prosper!

Apasu)!

and!

Chief!Director!(Alhaji!Abdulai!Yakubu)!endeavouring!to!secure!the!signatures!of!the!players!who!

were!

allegedly!

paid!

bonuses!

in!

the!

GhanaXEgypt!

return!

match!

in!

Cairo!

but!

who!

did!

not!

sign!

against!

their!


names!

as!

recommended,!

the!

BNI!

should!

try!

to!

reach!

the!

players!

at!

their!

respective!bases!to!confirm!whether!they!received!the!amounts!or!not.!

Government!takes!the!position!that!in!view!of!the!political!tension!and!anxiety!in!Cairo!at!the!

time,!it!is!possible!for!some!paperwork!to!have!been!overlooked.!!

!

4.5& Paragraph&3.12&(page&95):&Ownership&of&FIFA&World&Cup&Participation&Prize&Money!
The!Commission!makes!the!following!recommendations!inter&alia!under!this!heading:!

a.

The!reason!for!the!2006!World!Cup!Prize!Money!reducing!from!US$8.5m!to!US$6m!

should!be!made!public!by!both!the!MOYS!and!the!GFA!to!ensure!accountability.!

b.

The!reason!for!the!2010!World!Cup!Prize!Money!reducing!from!US$14m!to!US$11m!

should!be!made!public!by!both!the!MOYS!and!the!GFA!to!ensure!accountability.!

c. The!reason!for!the!2014!World!Cup!Prize!Money!reducing!from!US$8m!to!US$7.1m!
to!be!made!public!by!both!the!MOYS!and!the!GFA.!

d. The!

amount!

of!

US$900,000.00!

which!

is!

the!

difference!

of!

the!

amount!

between!

the!

expected!2014!World!Cup!Prize!Money!of!US$8m!and!the!actual!amount!received!of!

US$7.1m!

should!

be!

surcharged!

to!

the!

GFA!

by!

deducting!

it!

from!

their!

share!

of!

the!

distribution!of!the!Prize!Money!should!they!refuse!to!declare!the!purpose!and!use!of!

the!said!amount!of!US$900,000.00.!


Government,!however,!notes!that!in!in!its!“Observations!(d)”!at!page!94,!the!Commission!noted!

that!“FIFA!makes!deductions!from!Prize!Monies!for!certain!expenses!incurred!in!respect!of!the!

Team.!This!goes!to!reduce!the!actual!amount!received”.!!!

Government!therefore!directs!the!BNI!to!investigate!whether!the!reductions!were!the!result!of!

the!FIFA!deductions!or!any!other!reasons!for!that!matter.!

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Government!is!unable!to!accept!the!recommendation!for!the!US$!900,000.00!to!be!deducted!

from!the!GFA’s!share!of!the!Prize!Money.!!This!is!because!the!Commission!itself!has!proposed!

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that!

the!

GFA’s!

share!

of!

US$1,775,000.00!

of!

the!

Prize!

Money!

should!

be!

used!

to!


improve!the!facility!at!Prampram.!!Any!deduction!will!therefore!adversely!affect!the!facility!at!

Prampram!and!not!the!GFA.!

If,!after!the!BNI!investigations,!it!is!found!that!the!GFA!cannot!account!for!the!US$900,000.00,!

the!amount!should!be!surcharged!to!the!GFA.!!Government!so!directs.!

& 4.6& Paragraph&4.18&(pages&136N137):&Ghana’s&Relationship&with&FIFA&and&CAF!

Government!accepts!that!a!Technical!Committee!under!the!Ministry!of!Youth!and!Sports!!
(MOYS)!should!be!established!to!

a. undertake!

a!

comprehensive!

review!

of!

the!

international!

legal!

framework!

governing!

the!

operations!of!International!Sporting!Organisations!and!their!relationship!with!nation!states.!

b. prepare!a!draft!International!Convention!or!Charter!for!the!benefit!of!Government!which!

shall!

canvass!

for!

the!

adoption!

of!

same!

within!

the!

African!

Union!

and!

the!

United!

Nations!

system.!


Government!does!not!accept,!however,!that!the!Technical!Committee!should!be!a!‘Presidential!

Technical!Committee’.!

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5.0& CONCLUSION& & Government!acknowledges!the!good!work!done!by!the!Commission!and!on!behalf!of!the!people!

of!Ghana!expresses!gratitude!to!the!Chairman!and!members!of!the!Commission.!

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Dated!this!1st!day!of!June!2015.!

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