Former Youth and Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has stated that the lifetime ban imposed on Kwesi Nyantekyi by FIFA is a "national disgrace and shame".
Nii Lante Vanderpuye was appointed as the Sports Minister in 2016 and had altercations with Kwesi Nyantekyi during his spell.
Mr. Vanderpuye told Citi FM that the lifetime ban on Nyantekyi is a shame to the people of Ghana notably the sports fanatics.
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“People thought I was on a witch hunt and today look at what has befallen our friend, our brother, our fellow Ghanaian. The disgrace and the shame are for all of us as a country and as a people involved in football and in sport,†he told Citi FM.
Nii Lante Vanderpuye added that no corrupt practices should be taken for granted and the issue should be rigorously dealt with.
“That is why it is important that when anyone of us is doing or is engaged in an act that we know will ultimately lead to any injury in the image and the reputation of the country as a whole, there is the need for us to be proactive in making sure that we deal with the situation and we try to advise that person to reform and to change his way of doing things.†He concluded.
FIFA on Tuesday 30, October 2018 banned former GFA capo, Kwesi Nyantakyi for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both National and international level.