Court throws out
injunction against GFA
Accra, Dec 8, - GNA - An Accra High Court on
Friday dismissed a writ filed by Appleh Sackey,
a sympathizer of Accra Great Olympics that
sought to restrain the Ghana Football
Association (GFA) and the Professional League
Board (PLB) from organizing the 14th Week
Premier League matches pending the determination
of his application.
Sackey sued the GFA, PLB and the Disciplinary
Committee of the GFA on the grounds that only 12
matches of the first round of the League should
not be used to declare champions for the 2007
Confederation of Africa Football (CAF)
competition.
He was also seeking
the immediate dissolution of the Disciplinary
Committee for ineptitude, incompetence and bias
in the manner the body handled its affairs.
In his motion of claims, Sackey said the
Disciplinary Committee had delayed unduly in
determining a case between Olympics and Bofoakwa
that was lodged on October 10 before it long
before the case between Accra Hearts of Oak and
Tema Youth.
His Lordship Justice J.B Benson, who presided
after listening to arguments advanced by counsel
for both parties said the case has no legal
basis and if granted the relief it will not
enhance the position of Great Olympics in the
league.
According to the Judge the writ filed by Sackey
is legally unfounded and so it must be
dismissed.
The Judge however did not award any cost against
the plaintiff.
He added that the injunction would also not
serve the interest of the nation since Ghana is
already late in the submission of names for the
2007 Inter - Club Competition organized by the
Confederation of Africa Football (CAF).
According to the Judge, the decision to declare
the first top four Clubs for the 2007 CAF
competition was decided at Congress, the highest
decision making body in the structure of the FA
of which Olympics was a member.
Justice Benson also said Sackey has no capacity
to sue the GFA.
He however condemned the Disciplinary Committee
of the FA for their delay in passing judgement
on the protest filed by Great Olympics against
Tano Bofoakwa.
"Such delay must be condemned in no uncertain
terms because the Committee must discharge its
duties with dispatch to give equal hearing to
all."
GNA
