In the CAS award of 13th July 2016 Wilfried Osei Kwaku Palmer and his Tema Youth Football Club defeated the Ghana Football Association at the association’s own laws in the landmark case titled “Tema Youth Football Club v GFA” as player Daniel Gozah was dishonestly and criminally re-registered as Cudjoe Mensah by Dreams FC.
But what will happen on Tuesday August 4th when the same arbitral sports body renders a judgement on the case filed by the Tema Youth president and responded by the Kurt Okraku-led GFA?
Palmer was adjudged to have failed an integrity check that ruled him out of the 2019 GFA Presidential elections and has gone to CAS to seek justice.
SPORTSWorldGhana.com take a look back at the 2016 case and reproduce the key points of the CAS decision that saw Dreams FC forfeit their Premier League status with Tema Youth as direct replacement in the 2017 Ghana Premier League season.
Conclusion of CAS
Based on the foregoing and after taking into due consideration all the evidence produced and all submissions made, the Panel partially allows the Appeal of Tema , annulling the Appealed decision and sending the matter back to the GFA AC for review in accordance with the GFA Regulations.
All other prayers for relief are dismissed.
Ruling of CAS
1.The appeal filed on 30 November 2015 by Tema Youth Football Club against the decision rendered by the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association on 5 November 2015 is partially upheld.
2.The decision rendered by the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association on 5 November 2015 is annulled and the matter is to be returned to the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association for review.
5.All other motions or prayers for relief are dismissed.
