Court jails GFA General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo, Sheikh Tophic for contempt

After Ashanti Gold FC filed a contempt case against Executive Council Members of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), a High Court in Accra has found GFA General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo and non-Executive Council Member Sheikh Tophic Sienu guilty.

They have been sentenced to a day in prison and fined 2000 penalty units, amounting to GHC 24,000 each.

Meanwhile, the court has acquitted and discharged 12 other defendants, including GFA President Kurt Okraku.

The contempt case was filed because the Executive Council Members commenced the 2022/2023 Betpawa Premier League despite an interlocutory injunction, and Ashanti Gold FC accused them of disregarding the court’s authority.