GFA Appeals Committee throws out Great Olympics appeal with a ₵3,000.00 fine

Accra, Feb. 06, - The Appeals Committee of the Ghana football association (GFA), has thrown out an appeal by Accra great Olympics against a decision made by the disciplinary committee and slapped the Accra based club with a fine of ₵3,000.00.

According to the verdict released from GFA Appeals Committee and copied to GNA Sports it has dismissed Great Olympics FC's appeal of the Disciplinary Committee's ruling in their case against Elmina Sharks FC on the grounds that the “Committee is satisfied that the Disciplinary Committee properly applied the Regulations of the GFA in arriving at its decision and that “the appellant has failed to show any exceptional circumstances to warrant this Committee's interference with the decision of the Disciplinary Committee.

Furthermore from the six member appeals committee and chaired by Mr. Cosmas Anpengnuo the committee noted that “we agree with the Disciplinary Committee that the Disciplinary Committee has no jurisdiction to extend the time within which to file a protest.

“The appellant has not demonstrated or reasonably raised any issue or issues of fraud save to claim that the fielding of an unqualified player is fraudulent.

“The view of this Committee is that the fielding of an "unqualified player" per se is not necessarily fraudulent.

“The appellant has failed to demonstrate how Article 39 (5) (a) (v) of the General Regulations of the GFA is applicable in this application for extension of time within which to file a protest.

“Article 39(5) (a) (v) of the General Regulations of the GFA states that; "(a) without prejudice to the powers of the Disciplinary Committee, a player cautioned by a referee for; (v) any other offence on the field of play, shall be informed in writing by the GFA for a first and second offence; he shall be automatically suspended from taking part in the next official match for any other subsequent offence".

GNA