General Manager of Aduana Stars, Takyi Arhin, has voiced strong opposition to Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ Number 12 exposé, claiming it had a detrimental effect on Ghanaian football.
Released in June 2018, the documentary shed light on widespread corruption within the sport in Ghana, causing significant upheaval. Among those implicated was former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi, who was shown engaging in unethical practices.
Despite facing charges of fraud and corruption, Nyantakyi was acquitted by a High Court in Ghana after a five-year legal battle. Following the verdict, Arhin criticized the exposé, arguing that it had set Ghanaian football back by decades.
“The Anas exposé has taken us back about 50 years. Our football has not been the same as it was during the days of Kwesi,” he told ChannelOne TV.
He acknowledged the efforts of current GFA President Kurt Okraku but insisted that Ghanaian football had suffered a major setback.
“Kurt (Okraku, the GFA President) is doing his best… He (Nyantakyi) was Vice President of CAF, EXCO Member of FIFA; now Kurt is also gunning for the CAF Executive Council member position.
“If Kwesi was still there, and Kurt had been added, our football would have been in a better place. The Anas exposé has set our football back by 50 years,” he added.
Following the exposé, Nyantakyi lost his positions as GFA president, 1st CAF Vice President, WAFU president, and FIFA Executive Council member.