The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi has expressed worry over yesterday's front page story carried by the Daily Graphic, citing the FA as corrupt. Consequently, Mr. Nyantakyi has dared Mr. Kojo Bonsu to come clear within 24 hours, regarding the allegation leveled against the FA.

Described as the most successful FA boss, Mr. Nyantakyi, having qualified the country to its second successive World Cup, has said the allegations are a calculated attempt to make his administration unpopular.

Speaking on Asempa FM, an Accra-based radio station yesterday, the young and affable FA boss pointed out that: "The allegation is baseless and unmeritorious, we are young people, honest and hardworking, and can not be linked to corruption."

Mr. Nyantakyi added that some calculated sinister attempts, such as investigation into the hotel bills of the Black Stars during their first leg match against Benin in Kumasi, are enough evidence of how some persons have decided to drag his administration into the mud.

He stated that he bears Mr. Bonsu, a contestant he beat to assume the FA Presidency, no grudge, and that if his attempt is geared towards making his (Nyantakyi) administration unpopular, then Mr. Bonsu must exercise restraint and wait for 2011, for another election, saying "If the FA Presidency is what he has in mind, then he should wait till 2011 for the elections."

Reacting to whether he would contest for a second term, he held his cards close to his chest and promised to make public his views in due course.

Mr. Nyantakyi revealed that the issue of corruption was serious, and wondered why the Daily Graphic did not seek his outfit's side of the story before going public.

Mr. Bonsu, a businessman, has suggested that a Public Interest Committee should be set up to oversee the works of the FA to stamp out indiscipline.

Mr. Bonsu, who made his point in a four-page paper in reference to the legislative instrument which established the GFA, said: "government interference from FIFA's perspective come to play only when government or its agency impose an executive or executives on the FA set up, or got involved in the day-to-day administration of the GFA, the running of the local league or the FSA Cup," Mr. Bosu was quoted to have said.