Controversy rocks Ghana FIFA Liaison team after $2,300 'gift' to Ghana U20 ladies

Published on: 25 July 2018
Controversy rocks Ghana FIFA Liaison team after $2,300 'gift' to Ghana U20 ladies
Kofi Amoah is accused of giving bribes to players of the U20 female team

The FIFA Liaison team in charge of Ghana football has been hit with a big controversy following the $2,300 gift by the leader to players of the the national under-20 female team, in contravention of rules of the world governing body's rules on taking gifts.

Dr. Kofi Amoah, the leader of the two-man liaison team, is standing accused of having bribed the players when he made cash donations to the players to boost their confidence ahead of the tournament.

This has been sparked by the recent claims in football circles that any gift given to any person in football is considered a bribe - a claim trumpeted by Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

The controversial journalist gave gifts to several people in football and then turned around to say them receiving the monies means they have received bribes because it contravenes FIFA laws.

Based on these claims by Anas, government collapsed football in the country and placed the liaison committee in charge of the national teams.

Now it seems the chairman of the team Dr Kofi Amoah has violated the FIFA regulations that prevents people in football from taking gifts after giving players and technical monies.

Dr. Kofi Amoah donated $2,300 to the national under-20 female team, the Black Princess, as they prepare for the upcoming World Under-20 World Cup in France.

According to Dr Amoah, each member of the 23-member team, would pocket $100, adding that it was a from him to the squad to motivate them as they make that bold decision to carry the flag of Ghana in this trying moment of Ghana Football.

Dr. Amoah, together with his team, met all the technical handlers of the various national teams at the Ghanaman Soccer of Excellence said, the visitation was also to assure the various national teams, governments assurance as they prepare for the competition.

The claim that Dr Amoah and the government have violated FIFA laws has also been challenged in many quarters as the culture of gifts in Africa is ingrained and seen as a way of motivating players rather than bribing them.

This has also brought into sharp focus the tactics Anas has been using in his controversial journalism which has received mixed reaction.

There has been a long standing tradition in Ghana where players and officials are given gifts to boost their confidence and this has been done by individuals for all clubs to the national sides.

This will also spark concerns about the tactics Anas has used while also bringing into sharp focus the culture of Africans which frowns upon rejecting gifts which is seen as rude.

As such football officials are calling on FIFA to reconsider the laws to accommodate the cultures of people in Africa.

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