GFA Disappointed With Lawyer Obiri Boahen

Ghana Football Association is disappointed with comments made by Lawyer Obiri Boahen, head of the legal team leading Wa African United to the offices of the FA for a copy of the Ethics Committee ruling on the Techiman City – Wa African United alleged match-fixing.

The Ghana FA has not made public the ruling from the Ethics Committee on the matter and has not confirmed the adjudicating body has concluded sitting on the case but has moved on to fix a date for the commencement of the new season.

And Lawyer Obiri Boahen, head of Obiri Boahen and Associates, a legal firm contacted by Real Tamale United, Berekum Arsenal and Wa African United to write to the FA for a copy of the ruling, described the football governing body a ‘hopeless organisation’ for fixing a date for the commencement of the new premier league season without clearing the issue.

And the FA, through its vice president George Afriyie has labelled Lawyer Obiri Boahen comments ‘unfortunate.’

“Lawyer Obiri Boahen is a well respected person in the society. If you look at his status in politics and society, he is well respected and what ever he says has far fetching consequences,” the Liberty Professionals chairman said.

He added: “I was a bit disappointed when he said GFA is a hopeless organisation. As an elderly person in the society and a well respected person for that matter, he could have spoken without calling the FA names.

“Moreover as a lawyer, per his understanding of the case before the FA, he couldn’t even determine whether RTU or Berekum Arsenals will replace Techiman City should they lose their case and confirmed demoted to the Division Two.

“Secondly, he knows you can’t go to a court and force a judge handling a case to give his ruling. It is a process… the Ethics Committee of the FA has listened to both sides and are still processing the case and he can’t force them to give ruling.

“And the FA has not told anyone the Ethics Committee has finished with the case…they’re still on it and at the appropriate time, we will make their findings public.” He stated.

The Ghana Premier League will commence on February 20.

 

GFA Disappointed With Lawyer Obiri Boahen

Wa African United Yet To Take GFA To Court.

Embattled Wa African United is yet to drag the Ghana Football Association to court for fixing a date for the commencement of the new Ghana Premier league season without revealing the outcome of alleged match-fixing case against Techiman City.

The Ghana Football Association and the Premier League Board has fixed February 20 for the start of the season whilst the adjudicating body of Ghana FA deliberate on a case before them.

And Wa African United who were demoted to the third tier of Ghana football after they were found guilty by the Disciplinary Committee for alleged match-fixing, has asked the FA to reveal the outcome of the ruling or face them in court.

Head of legal team of Wa African United, Lawyer Obiri Boahen described the FA’s decision to start the league whilst a legal case before them is not cleared as ‘absurd’ and has threatened to place an injunction on the league should the FA not give him a copy of the Ethics Committee ruling on Techiman City.

“Techiman City were granted stay of execution until the end of the season by law having accepted to appear before the GFA Ethics Committee, whatever decision the Appeals Committee delivered is now moot — it is dead,” Lawyer Obiri Boahen told sportscrusader.com

He explaind that “If Techiman City had not agreed to appear before the GFA Ethics Committee that would have been different, but Techiman City agreed to appear the FA Ethics Committee and they did, so what is the outcome?

“Why is the GFA preventing us from knowing the outcome? Even if Wa African United, B.A United, RTU and Berekum Arsenal has not filed any case against the FA, won’t common sense tell the GFA to release the outcome of the Ethics Committee meeting with Techiman City to the public before starting the league?

“Isn’t it absurd for anybody to say that Techiman City should play in the league, whilst a case before the reconstituted Ethics Committee is being deliberated?

“For how long will it take the Committee to come with their ruling? Isn’t the league starting in February? Somebody in his right frame of mind won’t tell you that let’s start the league whilst Wa, Techiman, Arsenal, and RTU sort it out. Is that not absurdity of the highest order because for how long will it take to determine the fate of that protest?

“Absurdity also in the sense that after first three matches the Committee report comes out that Techiman City should be demoted, what will be the outcome of the matches played by Techiman City. Are you not inconveniencing those clubs?” He quizzed.

Lawyer Obiri Boahen also revealed that has not gone to court yet, but he won’t hesitate to seek an injunction on the league should the FA fail to provide him a copy of the Ethics Committee ruling on Techiman City by Monday February 1.

“We have not gone to court yet, but if the Ghana Football Association continues with their intracecent behaviour or posture, we will have no option than to go to court.” He said.

Wa African United Yet To Take GFA To Court.