Listowel Mensah petitioned FIFA to probe Fred Acheampong
The Ethics Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has invited sports journalist Mensah Daniel Listowel for a petition he presented against Executive Council Member Frederick Acheampong.
Listowel petitioned FIFA to investigate and possibly take action against Frederick Acheampong, a member of the GFA Executive Council.
The petition requests the Ethics Committee of FIFA to sanction Frederick Acheampong for allegedly contravening Article 15 (1) of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
Article 15 (1) of the FIFA Code of Ethics states, “Any person who offends the dignity or integrity of a country, a person, or group of people through contemptuous, discriminatory, or derogatory words or actions on account of race, skin color, ethnicity, nationality, social origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or any other opinion, wealth, birth, or any other status, or any other reason shall be sanctioned with a suspension lasting at least ten matches or a specific period, or any other appropriate disciplinary measure.”
Listowel Mensah’s allegation is based on Frederick Acheampong’s decision to contest the 2024 general elections as a parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party.
But in response, the GFA has invited the sports journalist to provide more details on his petition and explain his case to aid investigations.
“The Ethics Committee is currently reviewing a petition you submitted regarding an alleged breach of Article 15(1) of the FIFA Code of Ethics by Executive Council Member Frederick Acheampong.
“You are hereby invited to appear before the Committee on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at 2:00 pm, at the GFA Secretariat, Accra, to assist with investigations,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, Acheampong’s Parliamentary bid failed after losing the elections.
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