FIFA finds Ghanaian guilty of violating governing body’s ethics code

KPL's Ambrose Rachier, left, FIFA representative Kwesi Nyantakyi and President FKF Sam Nyamweya during a reconciliatory meeting between FKF and KPL at Hotel Norfolk, Nairobi, on Monday, March 23rd, 2015 [PHOTO/ Jonah Onyango/Standard]

Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi was handed a life ban from all football-related activities by Fifa on Tuesday following various violations of the governing body’s ethics code, including bribery and corruption.

Nyantakyi, a former member of Fifa’s General Council, was found guilty after being filmed by an investigative journalist in a hotel room appearing to take a $65,000 (Sh6,629,535) bribe from a supposed businessman seeking to sponsor the Ghanaian football league.