Issah left his post after he was summoned to President Kufuor's office. They claim the former freight forwarder had not done well during his vetting for the job and appeared naive. The say he was in danger of damaging Ghana's already tarnished sporting image. It was initially reported that the suitcase containing the money was checked-in to the hold, instead of being carried on as hand luggage. It failed to arrive with the plane and only turned up on the day the Ghanaian team were due to return home, but with the money missing.
Initial reports suggest it went via London and that the lock had been tampered with.
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