Nania F.C. (often known as Abedi Pele's Nania Accra F.C.) is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Legon, Greater Accra. They are a currently competing in the Division One League.[1]
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| Full name | Nania Football Club Accra | |
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| Founded | 1998 | |
| Owner | Maha Ayew | |
| Chairman | Abedi Pele | |
| Manager | George Lomotey | |
| League | Ghana Division One League | |
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History edit
Match fixing Scandal edit
Maha Ayew, wife of Abedi Pele, who is a director and a shareholder of Nania FC sued the Ghana Football Association as well as its President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, the chairmen of the Disciplinary and Appeals Committee of the FA – Amadu Tanko and Justice Anim Yeboah respectively, asking the court to restrain the FA from rehearing the alleged match of convenience case between her club and Okwawu United.[2]
But the sitting judge in dismissing the suit explained that an application for judicial review cannot apply to the FA, stating that such applications are applicable to public bodies and not private bodies like FA.
Maha Ayew also by her status a director and shareholder of the club according to the judges decision could not have sued the FA because she did not have a real or substantial interest in Nania FC.
The ruling stated that the three persons – Kwesi Nyantakyi, Amadu Tanko and Justice Anim Yeboah acted in their official capacity and that they couldn't have been sued in their private capacities.
A cost of 800 GH cedis each was awarded against Maha Ayew for the three correspondents while a 1,000 GH cedi cost was slapped on Nania FC.
By the latest ruling, the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association would re-hear the case involving the demotion of Nania FC and Okwawhu United.[3]
The Appeals committee of the FA had set aside the ruling of the Disciplinary Committee banning the clubs for their roles in playing a match of convenience and directed the disciplinary body to re hear the matter. The club was banned for One-Year in October 2007.[4]
Controversy edit
Abedi Pele Ayew, Ghana's Football Maestro has been banned from participation in active football for one year by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association. The decision of the Committee follows the outcome of controversial Poly Tank Division One League results in which Abedi's Nania FC beat Okwahu United 31–0 while Great Mariners also beat Tudu Mighty Jets 29–0 in what most soccer lovers have described in various derogatory terms.[citation needed] The four affected Clubs Nania FC, Tudu Mighty Jets, Okwahu United and Great Mariners have also been fined 50 million cedis each and have all been demoted to the Ghana Division Three League. Information gathered by dellsports from the committee's sittings on Wednesday indicated that all the players and handlers of the affected Clubs have also been banned for a year.
It would be recalled that Brong Ahafo United, Advanced Stars, Akwatia Diamond Stars and Great Corinthians and others in the 1970s were given various sanctions for involving in similar allegations of match fixing.[5]
Director and Shareholder Maha Ayew was banned in October 2008 from Football.[6]
FA Cup and Super Cup edit
Nania FC beat Kumasi Asante Kotoko in July 2011 to win the reintroduced Ghanaian FA Cup and the club also went on to beat Berekum Chelsea to win the 2011 Ghana Super Cup. That feat won Abedi Pele the coach of the year and had his players winning most of the awards of the 2011 GFA awards in Ghana.
On 7 March 2012, CAF banned Nania for three years from international competition after their late withdrawal from the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup.[7]
Grounds edit
Training Ground edit
Nania FC is located at the Legon University ground, the club trains near the Legon car maintenance which is adjacent to the rugby stadium, the field is known as Legon Maintenance Park Accra Ghana.
Honours edit
Domestic edit
- FA Cup
- Winners (1): 2011
- Ghana Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2011
International edit
Notable players edit
References edit
- ^ "FC Nania revel in Cup glory". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Nania FC and others banned for a year". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "FA freed from Nania FC's suit". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Ghana News: Latest News in Ghana | Ghana Elections Results | Election Blog | Ghana Election Results | Ghana Elections 2012 | Ghana Votes 2012, 2012 Presidential and Parliament..." Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Football's Day of Shame". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Caf ban Nania for three years". BBC. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ FC Nania wins E. K. Nayanar Memorial Football Cup Archived 24 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine Rediff. Retrieved 24 August 2021
- ^ 1st EK Nayanar Memorial Gold Cup: 2007 Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 17 August 2021
- ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Tirur All-India Football Tournament: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Amoah, Joseph". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.