Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi,has expressed disappointment with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for not supporting him in his ongoing legal struggles.He expected the party to take action and help resolve the corruption charges against him, but they did not intervene.

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Nyantakyi mentioned that when he ran for the NPP parliamentary primaries in the Ejisu constituency, the issue was raised within the party, but nothing was done about it."Even during my prime time to contest the seat, it was an issue within the party. I thought that if I contested, they [NPP] would have canceled the court case," he said in an interview with Hot FM.

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Nyantakyi lamented the emotional toll and financial strain of his five-year legal battle, which remains unresolved."I haven't spent any government money, I haven't killed anybody, but I'm still in court," he lamented.Although Nyantakyi did not mention the specific case, he is facing charges of fraud and corruption linked to the #Number 12 exposé by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

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Abdulai Alhassan, the former GFA Northern Regional head and the second accused, is also charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. Both have pleaded not guilty.The last court session on June 10, 2024, saw Justice Marie-Louise Simmons announce that the High Court would wait for the Court of Appeal's decision before continuing with Nyantakyi's trial.

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The case was postponed to October 16, 2024, after the court failed to meet on July 10, 2024, when both parties were due to give updates on the appeal.

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