With the Ghana Football Association (GFA) faced with enforcement headache to adjudicate a ruling in favour of Real Tamale United FC in the protest case filed by Bolga All Stars FC highlights the shocking works of the judicial body.
Bolga All Stars FC filed a protest case against Real Tamale United FC months ago over their failure to comply with the decision of the Player Status Committee (PSC) on fine.
RTU supposedly refused to respect the decision of the adjudicated body of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to pay a fined to player Fuseini Mustapha leading to Bolga All Stars dragging the club back to the FA, for a decision to be made having breached the revised 2019 GFA Disciplinary status thus article 6(3)(G) and (H) as well as 15(1) thus failure to respect decision ought to be implemented.
The adjudicatory body in discharging their ruling opted not to sanction RTU despite the club filing no defence to the exact case that took them to the Disciplinary Committee.
RTU defaulted a Disciplinary Committee charge of paying GHS 3,000 to the Association( money expected to reflect on GFA Finance Department) and GHS 10,600 paid in installment to player Fuseini Mustapha( reflect in player’s account not GFA Finance Department). With first payment fixed for February in amount of GHS 5,000 and the remaining GHS 5,600 in March, 2026 RTU till now failed to pay.
Establishment
Real Tamale United FC filed no defence, as confirmed by GFA Disciplinary Committee ruling yet the committee in their own law wisdom developed grounds to defend RTU.
It is established in the ruling that, the Fuseini Mohammed has been paid fully, GHS 10,600 by RTU with no available receipt.
CASE STUDY 1 AND 2 over the ruling
There is presidence of such cases, expected to guide the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
With the Disciplinary Committee Code of Conduct at stake, reference regarding rules and charges most definitely guides all stakeholders.
Case Study One ( Great Olympics vs Bolga All Stars)
Great Olympics were declared winners of their 2016/17 Ghana Premier league game against Bolga All Stars, for failing to pay its share of officiating fees for the 2015/2016 season to the GFA on or before deadline given by the Ruling of the Disciplinary Committee dated October 12, 2016. Officiating fees which was refused by almost all the Division One league clubs in 2015/16 season.
Great Olympics filed a protest alleging that Bolga All Stars had failed to settle their outstanding Division One League officiating fees from the previous season, hence should be dealt with. As a matter of fact, Bolga All Stars had initially won the fixture 1-0 at the Utrecht Park in Tamale.
However, the GFA Disciplinary Committee, then chaired by Prosper Harrison Addo, found Bolga All Stars guilty of violating Article 39(8)(d) of the General Regulations.
The Outcome: The match was forfeited by Bolga All Stars, and the scoreline was legally annulled and declared a 3-0 victory for Accra Great Olympics.
Bolga all Stars FC therefore acted in violation of Article 39(8)(b) and 39(8)(d) of the General Regulations, hence got sanctioned.
Case Study Two
In the case of Tema Youth FC and Ghana Football Association over transfer fee of Joseph Paintsil.
GFA ruled Tema Youth pay €150,000 to the GFA, €688,000 to Young Redbull FC (Paintsil’s previous Ghanaian club), and €150,000 to the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA). But the decision was overlooked and later sent to CAS for redress, however verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sports meant Tema Youth pays the money with GFA Appeals Committee affirming that earlier.
Despite two previous attempts, CAS denied requests for a Stay of Execution by Tema Youth. The club’s non-compliance resulted in disciplinary actions, including point deductions and the looming threat of a transfer ban.
Enforcement
CAS maintained Tema Youth pays else bow to article 33(5) C and 15(1) meaning Tema Youth suffer demotion to Division Two and continue to incur points deduction for each points played until outstanding debt is cleared to the appropriate quarters.
Additionally, a transfer ban, both domestically and internationally was enforced till full settlement or mutually agreed upon resolution was reached.
Bolga All Stars FC filed a protest case against Real Tamale United FC months ago over their failure to comply with the decision of the Player Status Committee (PSC) on fine.
RTU supposedly refused to respect the decision of the adjudicated body of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to pay a fined to player Fuseini Mustapha leading to Bolga All Stars dragging the club back to the FA, for a decision to be made having breached the revised 2019 GFA Disciplinary status thus article 6(3)(G) and (H) as well as 15(1) thus failure to respect decision ought to be implemented.
The adjudicatory body in discharging their ruling opted not to sanction RTU despite the club filing no defence to the exact case that took them to the Disciplinary Committee.
RTU defaulted a Disciplinary Committee charge of paying GHS 3,000 to the Association( money expected to reflect on GFA Finance Department) and GHS 10,600 paid in installment to player Fuseini Mustapha( reflect in player’s account not GFA Finance Department). With first payment fixed for February in amount of GHS 5,000 and the remaining GHS 5,600 in March, 2026 RTU till now failed to pay.
Establishment
Real Tamale United FC filed no defence, as confirmed by GFA Disciplinary Committee ruling yet the committee in their own law wisdom developed grounds to defend RTU.
It is established in the ruling that, the Fuseini Mohammed has been paid fully, GHS 10,600 by RTU with no available receipt.
CASE STUDY 1 AND 2 over the ruling
There is presidence of such cases, expected to guide the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
With the Disciplinary Committee Code of Conduct at stake, reference regarding rules and charges most definitely guides all stakeholders.
Case Study One ( Great Olympics vs Bolga All Stars)
Great Olympics were declared winners of their 2016/17 Ghana Premier league game against Bolga All Stars, for failing to pay its share of officiating fees for the 2015/2016 season to the GFA on or before deadline given by the Ruling of the Disciplinary Committee dated October 12, 2016. Officiating fees which was refused by almost all the Division One league clubs in 2015/16 season.
Great Olympics filed a protest alleging that Bolga All Stars had failed to settle their outstanding Division One League officiating fees from the previous season, hence should be dealt with. As a matter of fact, Bolga All Stars had initially won the fixture 1-0 at the Utrecht Park in Tamale.
However, the GFA Disciplinary Committee, then chaired by Prosper Harrison Addo, found Bolga All Stars guilty of violating Article 39(8)(d) of the General Regulations.
The Outcome: The match was forfeited by Bolga All Stars, and the scoreline was legally annulled and declared a 3-0 victory for Accra Great Olympics.
Bolga all Stars FC therefore acted in violation of Article 39(8)(b) and 39(8)(d) of the General Regulations, hence got sanctioned.
Case Study Two
In the case of Tema Youth FC and Ghana Football Association over transfer fee of Joseph Paintsil.
GFA ruled Tema Youth pay €150,000 to the GFA, €688,000 to Young Redbull FC (Paintsil’s previous Ghanaian club), and €150,000 to the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA). But the decision was overlooked and later sent to CAS for redress, however verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sports meant Tema Youth pays the money with GFA Appeals Committee affirming that earlier.
Despite two previous attempts, CAS denied requests for a Stay of Execution by Tema Youth. The club’s non-compliance resulted in disciplinary actions, including point deductions and the looming threat of a transfer ban.
Enforcement
CAS maintained Tema Youth pays else bow to article 33(5) C and 15(1) meaning Tema Youth suffer demotion to Division Two and continue to incur points deduction for each points played until outstanding debt is cleared to the appropriate quarters.
Additionally, a transfer ban, both domestically and internationally was enforced till full settlement or mutually agreed upon resolution was reached.
