Kwesi Nyantakyi looks to have been cleared by FIFA of any match fixing allegations following a preliminary investigation as the world governing body has referred the claims of a UK newspaper to the Ghana Football Association to investigate.
The ruling by the Swiss-based body is a massive boost for the President of the Ghana Football Association who is seeking to launch a legal action against the English newspaper the Daily Telegraph over the report made during the World Cup in Brazil in June.
Nyantakyi, the President of the Ghana Football Association, was accused by the Daily Telegraph of being involved in match fixing before the World Cup which sparked international attention on Ghana.
This sparked the investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee to wade into the matter to demand evidence from all parties involved in the matter including the Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Telegraph produced an undercover report in June, in which they staged a set-up with the Ghana FA, in which they claim they wanted to expose the football officials as match-fixers.
But the FIFA Ethics Committee, which has in the past dealt with and suspended several football officials following some allegations, has steered clear from declaring Nyantakyi guilty insisting the GFA should investigate the matter.
�The investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee has concluded a preliminary investigation in relation to alleged match manipulation involving officials of the Ghana Football Association and a players� agent licensed by the same association,� a statement from FIFA read on Monday.
�It followed articles published by UK newspaper The Telegraph between 22-24 June 2014 and the airing of the Dispatches programme �How to fix a football match� on Channel Four on 23 June 2014 that made claims of an alleged case of match manipulation linked to the organisation of international friendly matches involving Ghana�s national team.�
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