Lawyer for 2023 Ghana Football Association (GFA) Presidential aspirant –George Afriyie– Esq. Richmond Saaka, has stated that the legal team of the aspirant will explore legal options in Ghana aside taking the issue of Afriyie’s disqualification to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
George Afriyie was disqualified from running for the GFA’s Presidential seat by the 2023 GFA Election Committee and the decision was upheld by the Appeals Committee over the ineligibility of one of the endorsers of his candidacy. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
Speaking on the Point Blank Segment on Citi FM’s Eye Witness News, George Afriyie’s Lawyer outlined his contingent’s legal options in the aftermath of the Appeals Committee’s decision.
“That is the first thing we need to note; that it is not only CAS that can deal with this matter. The second thing we need to note is that, in the case we put before the Appeals Committee, we put a case including the breaches of natural justice.”
“The decisions have been that, when it comes to allegations on the breach of rules on natural justice, these contractual rules on agreement between parties such as the statutes of the GFA would not override the decisions or the authorities of the court.”
Saaka added, “We are going to go to CAS… and that’s the instructions I have. We are exploring the situation where the court in Ghana will explore the breaches of the rules on natural justice as far as George Afriyie’s candidature to stand for the office of the GFA president is concerned.”
