Olympics in BIG MESS as lawyer admits club future in the balance after court defeat

Published on: 15 March 2018
Olympics in BIG MESS as lawyer admits club future in the balance after court defeat
Amarkai Amarteifio

Accra Great Olympics have plunged into BIG CRISIS with the club teetering on the brink of collapse as they are uncertain which league they will play in next season, their lawyer Kofi Bentil has revealed.

The Amarkai Armarteifio leadership stands accused of supervising the demise of one of Ghana's traditional clubs after leading the club into a bizarre legal tussle and losing twice on the bounce.

With the Ghana FA bent to start the league this weekend after the court ruled in their favour on Thursday, Olympics are now uncertain which league they will play in because the federation will not accept them in the top-flight.

Playing in the Division One League would also be a tacit of admission their place in the second tier which will further damage another lawsuit they have filed at the Appeals Court.

If they fail to turn up for their opening match of the Division One League against Agbozome Weavers in Tema in their opening match, they will lose six points in the tough qualifying zone.

Further failed appearances will send the club into extinction and the club's leadership will not be forgiven by their vociferous supporters for the path they chose in the chaotic management of the club since they took over.

Bentil admits that they are confused over the status of their club after suffering another embarrassing setback on Thursday when the court dismissed their quest for an injunction on the league.

"If things don't remain as they are Olympics is put in a very precarious situation. We are neither in Division One or the Premier League," Bentil said after Thursday's ruling.

Despite Olympics's self-inflicted precarious situation, the GFA is clear that the position of Olympics is definitely Division One and not precarious as the Accra side want to claim.

The judge ruled on Thursday that the court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the matter, insisting that its an internal matter that the Ghana FA judicial processes should handle.

The ruling by the court is similar to what FIFA said when Olympics approached the world governing body which also asked the club to abide by the dictates of the GFA judicial processes.

This leaves Olympics in a big quagmire as the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA had already dealt with the case and rejected the claims of the Accra-based side after FIFA rejected their claims.

This is the second time the court has rebuffed the Accra-based side's request for the league to be delayed over their ambitious request to play in the Ghana Premier League despite their relegation.

The decision by the judge to dismisses the injunction request from Accra Great Olympics paves the way for the start of the Premier League this weekend.

 The Accra-based club applied for a second injunction pending an appeal to prevent the Ghana Premier League from starting without Olympics.

However, their request was snubbed by the judge who ruled that their claim has no basis to prevent the start of the league.

The Wonder Club wanted a court injunction on the commencement of the 2017/18 campaign claiming the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA failed to give them a fair hearing in their protest filed against Bechem United after fielding an unqualified player.

The Disciplinary Committee rejected the claim by Olympics on two counts saying the quest for boardroom points cannot be granted as the protest was out of time.

The GFA rules state that a protest must be made within three days of the match being played but Olympics made their request SEVEN MONTHS after the game.

Their petition was also thrown out because there is nothing like a petition in the federation's laws in the quest for points.

A disguised request by Olympics, masquerading as a supporter of the club, to have the matter heard by FIFA was also snubbed by the world governing body.

FIFA said Olympics must submit itself to the ruling of the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA and also slammed the request to have FIFA Disciplinary Codes implemented in the matter.

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