The Committee stated the soccer administrator failed to supply the required variety of GFA members to endorse his candidature.
It additional said that he used an unqualified particular person – Jeffrey Asare – to endorse his nomination varieties and it was later came upon that Asare wasn’t a Director at Victory Club Warriors FC as he had claimed on the varieties.
Afriyie went forward to attraction the choice on the Appeals Committee of the GFA, however the Committee upheld his disqualification.
The former GFA vp then launched an attraction at CAS, in search of to overturn the choice to disqualify him.
However, the newest ruling from CAS has seen Afriyie’s attraction as soon as once more dismissed and his disqualification upheld.
In a press release, the soccer administrator accepted the choice from CAS and thanked all those that supported him through the attraction course of.
“I have today received the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding my appeal against the Decision of the Elections Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA),” Afriyie stated.
“The CAS, in their decision, has upheld the decision of the Elections Committee of the GFA. I take the decision in good faith. I express my sincere gratitude to everyone who supported me during this period.”
Meanwhile, Afriyie’s disqualification noticed incumbent GFA president Kurt Okraku efficiently safe a second time period in workplace after working unopposed.