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Back off the GFA! It is not a government ministry or a state enterprise!

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06-09 02:14
 
 
 
Another crook defending crooks GFA is a Ghanaian institution which is in Ghana operating under Ghana laws. The USA arrested and prosecuted FIFA official, and no one brought your silly Defence.

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Ghanaman
06-09 02:14
 
 
 
 
Re: Another crook defending crooks The GFA is been managed with tax payer's money and for that matter the government have every right to dissolve it.can anybody register a private company with the Ghana since the government through ministry of sports pays bonu

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Emmanuel
06-09 02:39
 
 
 
 
 
GFA the GFA is not managed with tax payers money. the national teams belong to the government and GFA manages the national teams on behalf of the government.does the government give money to the clubs?

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kofi
06-09 07:15
 
 
 
 
 
FREE JAIL CARD The GFA is amalgamated of football clubs and the government has no jurisdiction whatsoever. So is the RAG(Referees Association of Ghana.Those entities does not receive money from the government. And as the late Ohene Gyan of

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Kweku Nyametsease
06-09 08:26
 
 
 
 
Re: Another crook defending crooks The FIFA officials were arrested for money laundering using American banks. U S has no jurisdiction over FiFA

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7Teen
06-09 03:18
 
 
 
 
 
Re 7Teen If the U.S. have no jurisdiction over FIFA why were they able to arrest the President of FIFA? LOOK ALL STADIUMS IN GHANA WAS BUILT WITH TAX PAYERS MONEY. AND IF GFA THINKS THEY'RE AUTONOMOUS, THEN THEY SHOULD PLAY SOCCER IN

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Kofi
06-09 06:45
 
 
 
 
 
WE WILL BRING DOWN ANAS AND WILL SHOW YOU ALL THAT THE MAN IS A CROOK

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KEN AGYAPONG
06-09 19:29
 
 
 
 
The GFA is NOT a private company But the GFA is not a liability company with government having controlling shares. It was set up by government and given monopoly rights to manage football in the country. It manages directly the national teams, conducts t

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Kojo
06-09 07:34
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis The writer, K Antwi-Boasiako, talks too damn much!

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Ohkee-dokee
06-09 03:06
 
 
 
HOW ARE THEY FUNDED? WHOEVER FUNDS AN INSTITUTION DEFINITELY HAS A SAY IN IT'S RUNNING. PERIOD!

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Kwab
06-09 03:10
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis It’s because the president and vice have been caught hands down. Shame

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Pee
06-09 06:30
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis The degree of corruption and its devastating effect on Black people in general, we have to use foul or fair means to fight it. We are in crisis and so stop behaving like a fool. We are soft on crime that is why U can talk li

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T N T
06-09 06:44
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis It's statements like this which have landed us here

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Jeans
06-09 06:45
 
 
 
Oooh Ghana Corruption is inborn in the Ghanaian blood. You guys are still arguing about this issue after what youve seen with your own eyes. I'm sorry but there no hope for Ghanaians. Kwame Nkrumah said it we took a wrong turning in 196

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Hahaha
06-09 10:12
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis You are one of those guys NK has paid to defend him right? I'm sorry you couldn't take over Ghana. FIFA has unmasked you

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Nana K
06-09 10:50
 
 
 
GFA IS FOR GHANA SO NOT PRIVATE. GFA IS FOR GHANA SO TECHNICALLY NOT PRIVATE.

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GHANA
06-09 12:26
 
 
 
Then it is criminal enterprise Those who are saying the government has no mandate at the GFA are short informed. Even if , per the outcome of the Anas investigation, the GFA had turned into criminal organisation,and as the father of the nation, and the co

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Rogue lawyer
06-09 13:24
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis This law law thing will not wash. What are the colours of the national teams? What flag do they fly when they go out to play?who pays the allowances and other things when the national teams goes out to play? If it is the gove

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yaw
06-09 14:07
 
 
 
stop who gives money to GFA? your argument is childish

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fire
06-09 15:06
 
 
 
ANOTHER BIT OF NONSENSE It is not enough to quote the Company Law; you the supporters of this view must tell us who set up GFA. Is it private individuals or the govt of Ghana? Or the football clubs? 2. Who appoints GFA Directors? Govt or private

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THE REAL C.Y. ANDY-K
06-09 16:29
 
 
 
 
BE CAREFUL OOOO I will Nyantekyi-size the whole Ghana oo. You wait and see.

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UNCRE NYANTEKYI
06-10 00:48
 
 
 
Back off the GFA! It is not a government Back off the GFA! It is not a government ministry or a state enterprise!"RUBBISH"

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MILLER
06-09 16:46
 
 
 
GOG TO TAKE OVER NATIONAL TEAMS. The government of Ghana should place all the national football teams under the care of the sports authority. GFA shouldn't be financed any longer by GOG and all stadia should be rented to the teams who want to use the facilit

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TEIKO
06-09 18:03
 
 
 
 
Re: GOG TO TAKE OVER NATIONAL TEAMS. That means the black stars won't be able to play against any of the 211 national teams including African teams, no club championship. We must allow the GFAto reform and be credible before government support it when necessary.

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kofi
06-10 00:08
 
 
 
GFA To some extent I agree with Lawyer Anyenini however, GFA as a company limited by guarantee is quite different from other companies with the same legal features in that, the GFA's actions influence and affects Ghana as a whole

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Delali Tali
06-09 18:09
 
 
 
Pedophile Prophet Mohammed If Government has no power or control over GFA, then why must GFA use the name 'Ghana', as in Ghana Football Association

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Sasapeeee
06-09 18:25
 
 
 
LEGALLY SPEAKING Sure a registered company is an independent entity, but it is OWNED, and its owner(s) have the power to sell or dissolve it and thus take it out of existence. Registration essentially deals with a company's liabilities. As

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Ali, Toronto
06-09 18:57
 
 
 
Keep off GFA I think the government cannot wait for criminals to form associations and do whatever they like in the name of freedom of association the law must be looked at again. Can Ghana not exist without criminal groups

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Edeku
06-09 20:34
 
 
 
Stupidity See stupidity. If GFA is indecent, then why do they rely on tax payers money.

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Joe
06-09 21:29
 
 
 
 
Stupidity See stupidity. If GFA is independent, then why do they rely on tax payer's money.

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Joe
06-09 21:32
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis And where is what you're saying written. FIFA is against interfering with GFA activities and not the prosecution of GFA members who have commuted a crime.

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kofi
06-09 23:56
 
 
 
Re: Back off the GFA! It is not a government minis I agree with the writers submission except for point 2

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kofi
06-10 00:00
 
 
 
nonsense total nonsense . a lawyer calling GFA a private company . u all who were getting chops crom it time up . if u aint happy sue da president. i wud hv have even disolved da blaxkstars .

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Kwame
06-10 02:45
 
 
 
who paid brazil $3mil ? when 3 million was needed in brazil for players why didnt da private owners send it . why hasnt da private owners named it their FA. stupid lawyer

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truth
06-10 02:56
 
 
 
Radical mafia move..drop rule of law. Go to court n shoot down the dissolution. Ask FIFA to ban Gha. Gha is more than ready for all this. We will use radical means to get the right things. Fuck u n the rule of law in this instance. Are u the only one who know

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Aaron Asante.
06-10 15:05