Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss Kwesi Nyantakyi has alleged paying a staggering $100,000 to Anas Aremeyaw Anas to prevent the release of the Number 12 documentary which made the the former unpopular.
The documentary, spearheaded by Anas, exposed widespread corruption within the football administration in Ghana. It revealed Nyantakyi on tape taking bribes among other things
Nyantakyi, who resigned from his positions at the GFA, CAF, and FIFA following the documentary’s release, alleges that Anas demanded $150,000 through his legal representatives to suppress the incriminating footage.
However, Nyantakyi could only muster $100,000, which he handed over in an attempt to prevent the damaging revelations from coming to light.
Despite Nyantakyi’s efforts, the documentary was ultimately released, leading to widespread condemnation and his subsequent ban from football.
In a startling revelation on Onua TV, he recounted the events, revealing that even after the documentary’s release, he sought a refund of the bribe money, which was returned to him in installments.
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“Before the video was released, his lawyers reached out to me through his lawyer, a certain Kwame Gyan, a lecturer at Legon. I met him at his residence around Westland and gave them the money,” he said in an interview with Onua TV.
“But they told me the amount was inadequate and later went ahead to release the video.
“After the video came out, I asked for a refund and even the refund was done in pieces. Today, they would bring $20,000, the next day another $10,000. They were giving me stories, but eventually I got everything back,” Kwesi Nyantakyi said.
Meanwhile, the former CAF Vice President has declared his intention to contest in the Ejisu by-election under the NPP ticket following the passing of John Kumah who died last month.