Kwesi Nyantakyi cleared as high Court drops ‘Number 12’ case after five years

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has been cleared of all charges after the High Court dropped the five-year-old case linked to the ‘Number 12’ investigative exposé by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

Nyantakyi, who was at the centre of the 2018 corruption scandal, had been accused of engaging in bribery and corruption in the exposé, which led to his resignation as GFA President and a lifetime ban from football, later reduced to 15 years by FIFA.

After years of legal proceedings, the High Court in a ruling delivered by delivered by Her Ladyship Justice Marie-Louise Simmonds, ruled in favour of Nyantakyi, effectively dismissing the case and clearing his name.

The court noted that the prosecution secured testimony despite providing five witnesses throughout the long trial. Additionally, Anas who was the final witness, refused to testify without his trademark mask, hence no evidence was provided as the court ruled to discontinue the case.

The former GFA boss has maintained his innocence throughout the trial, arguing that the investigation was a setup designed to tarnish his reputation.

The clearance brings an end to a five-year case after the former CAF Executive Council member was captured in corruption activities in Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ investigative piece that rocked the county in 2018.