Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned from all football-related activity for life by FIFA. The world’s football body adjudicatory chamber found Nyantakyi “guilty of having violated art. 19 (Conflicts of interest), art. 21 (Bribery and corruption) and art. 22 (Commission) of the FIFA Code of Ethics, 2012 edition.” The one time Fifa executive committee member was filmed in an undercover investigation by controversial Ghanaian journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman. Nyantakyi has also been fined 500,000 Swiss francs($over 400, 000). A statement from Fifa read: "The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level." "The adjudicatory chamber found Mr Nyantakyi guilty of having violated art. 19 (Conflicts of interest), art. 21 (Bribery and corruption) and art. 22 (Commission) of the FIFA Code of Ethics, 2012 edition. As a consequence, Mr Nyantakyi is banned for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level. Additionally, a fine in the amount of CHF 500,000 has been imposed on Mr Nyantakyi." "The decision was notified to Mr Nyantakyi today, and the ban comes into force immediately."<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section African Kwesi Nyantakyi was filmed taking piles of money and putting it into a bag One of African football's most powerful figures has been banned from the sport for life for breaking bribery and corruption rules. Ex-Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi also broke conflict of interest rules, Fifa said. Football's world governing body launched an investigation after Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter. Fifa fined Nyantakyi 500,000 Swiss francs (£390,000). Nyantakyi was also vice-president of the Confederation of African Football and a member of the Fifa Council. He stepped down as GFA president in June after film of him allegedly accepting a "cash gift" was made public. The film was captured by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and BBC Africa's investigations unit, Africa Eye, received exclusive access to the footage. Nyantakyi later resigned his Caf and Fifa posts but claimed the footage had been doctored to falsely incriminate him. The adjudicatory chamber of Fifa's ethics committee said the ban for life applied to "all football-related activities at both national and international level".<doc-sep>Social media erupts as Fifa hands former Ghana FA president Nyantakyi lifetime ban Many took to social media to have their say after the world's football governing body announced its final verdict on the renowned administrator Interestingly, the chorus that greeted Kwesi Nyantakyi's Fifa life ban was more reprimanding and mockful than sympathetic. On Tuesday, the former Ghana Football Association boss was handed the big punishment for violating three Fifa codes of conflict of interest, bribery and corruption, and commission after being caught in an investigative documentary on politics, corruption and match-fixing in June. Nyantakyi, who was also first-vice president of continental football's governing body Caf, president of regional football unit Wafu and a member of the Fifa Council at the time of the exposé, was initially handed a provisional 90-day ban, which was later extended for 45 days. Article continues below There could be more trouble for the renowned administrator, who celebratred his 49th birthday on Saturday, as he is still under police investigation on order of Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo. As expected, social media was set on fire by Fifa's final pronouncement on the man who led Ghanaian football for 13 years. Kwesi Nyantakyi was on his way to being the most powerful man on the corridors of African football. Then he got disgustingly drunk with power, entitlement and greed. And now, he has a bad image forever attached to his name. — Lexis (@niilexis) October 30, 2018 Fifa bans Kwesi Nyantakyi for life from all football-related activity. A rapid rise gets extinguished. — Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) October 30, 2018 END OF THE ROAD: Kwesi Nyantakyi receives a life time ban from all football related activities. There goes one of the most powerful men in African football. Maybe Hayatou had a better ending after all. — Rahman osman (@iamrahmanosman) October 30, 2018 Just 3 days after his birthday FIFA wished him a belated one. Kwesi Nyantakyi is banned for life in Football. Ghana's president and his attorney general are still looking for evidence to prosecute him. #GhanaCrimes . pic.twitter.com/btxJ1TyxsT — Ghana Crimes (@GhanaCrimes) October 30, 2018 When Country Man Songo head Kwesi Nyantakyi has been ban for life by FIFA pic.twitter.com/wggPCgePQb — Omo Alhaji 🕌 (@AgesOffical) October 30, 2018 So Kwesi Nyantakyi can't even play FIFA with his kids? pic.twitter.com/ozuMrTXUC0 — ARMANI🤴🏾BLACKWELL (@kinjorge) October 30, 2018 Kwesi Nyantakyi belongs to history now, a sad end to a fast rising global football administration icon. #Ghreloadednews pic.twitter.com/0X0BFg86Zz — Flex K Germain ( Ghreloaded.com ) (@flexghreloaded) October 30, 2018<doc-sep>
Nyantakyi receives life ban as Fifa makes final pronouncement on corruption accusations The renowned administrator is to stay away from the beautiful game for the rest of his life, according to a Fifa announcement on Tuesday Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life from all football-related activities, world football's governing body Fifa has announced. The development comes four months after the renowned administrator was captured in an investigative documentary engaging in corrupt and bribery activities. He was initially handed a provisional 90-day ban, which was later extended for 45 days. "The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level," a Fifa statement of Tuesday reads. "The adjudicatory chamber found Mr. Nyantakyi guilty of having violated art. 19 (Conflicts of interest), art. 21 (Bribery and corruption) and art. 22 (Commission) of the FIFA Code of Ethics, 2012 edition. "As a consequence, Mr Nyantakyi is banned for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level. Additionally, a fine in the amount of CHF 500,000 has been imposed on Mr Nyantakyi. "The decision was notified to Mr Nyantakyi today, and the ban comes into force immediately." Article continues below Aside from being Ghana FA president at the time of the exposé, Nyantakyi was also first-vice president of Caf, president of Wafu and a member of the prestigious Fifa Council. In the aftermath of the scandal, the premises of the FA was declared a crime scene by local police, the FA executive council was overhauled, while all competitive local football competitions and matches remain suspended. The investigation has affected more than Nyantakyi as some other local football administrators captured in the video have resigned while several indicted referees across Africa have received bans ranging from short-term to life.