Complete Appeals Committee ruling on the Dreams FC vs Tema Youth FC case

TEMA YOUTH FC - APPLICANT

DREAMS FC - RESPONDENT

CORAM

1. MR. COSMAS ANPENGNUO

2. MR. KISSI AGYEBENG

3. PROF. ALOYSIUS DENKABE

4. MR. EMMANUEL SIMPSON

5. DR. BELLA BELLO BITUGU

6. MR. OWUSU- ANSAH AWERE

7. MR. YAW OBENG

8. MR. EMMANUEAL NEWTON DASOBERI SECRETARY

Below is the complete decision of the Appeals Committee chaired by Mr. Cosmos Anpengnuo.

The Committee's decision is as follows:

1. That this matter is properly before the committee and the committee has jurisdiction

to determine the review application.

2. That the player CUDJOE MENSAH was unqualified to play in the match between

TEMA YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB and DREAMS FOOTBALL CLUB on 25107115 in the 24ft week of the 2Ol4l20I5 GN BANK Division One League Zone 3

match played at KWEIMAN.

3. That the representation of the player as CUDJOE MENSAH for registration by the GFA when the player had earlier registered as DANIEL GOZAR is irregular and renders the registration as CUDJOE MENSAH void.

4. That DREAMS FC is liable for the irregular registration

MENSAH.

5. That DREAMS FC is hereby declared loser of the match YOUTH FC and DREAMS FC in the 24h week of the

Division one League zone 3 match played on 25107ll5.

of the player, CUDJOE

6. That TEMA YOUTH FC shall be awarded three (3) points and three (3) goals as per

Article 34(2) of the GFA General Regulations.

7 . That DREAMS FC shall lose three (3) points from the club's accumulated points

from other previous matches played in the 201412015 GN BANK Division One

League competition in accordance with Article 3a(5)(a) of the GFA General

Regulations.

8. That by reason of our decision stated at paragraphs 5, 6 and, 7, the winner of the GN

BANK Division One League Zone 3 competition shall replace DREAMS FC in the

Premier League for the 201612017 premier League season.

9. That DREAMS FC is hereby fined two thousand five hundred Ghana cedis

(GH12500.00), 50o/o of which shall be paid to TEMA yoUTH FC in accordance

with Article 34(5)(a) of the GFA General Regulations.

10. That IBRAHIM DOSSEY ADAM of DREAMS FC who signed the release letter of

CUDJOE MENSAH on behalf of DREAMS FC is hereby banned from holding any

office in the GFA or in any club affiliated to the GFA for a period of five (5) years

with effect from the date of this decision.

I l. That MUMLTNI MALIK of BOTWEY YOUTH FC who signed the release lener of

CUDJOE MENSAH to DREAMS FC is hereby banned from holding any office in

the GFA or in any club affiliated to the GFA for a period of five (5) years with effect from the date of this decision.

The reasons for this decision shall be made available on a later date.