MENSAH vs. GHANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS

JUDGMENT OF AMUA-SEKYI J.S.C. Amua-Sekyi J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the majority. On 4 May 1988, the High Court, Cape Coast gave judgment for the plaintiff, Kojo Mensah, for: (a) declaration that Accra Standfast Football Club (Standfast) are not qualified to play in the first division of the 1988-89 National Football League; that Cape Coast Venomous Vipers Football Club (Vipers) are qualified to play in the said division of the league; that the decisions of the disciplinary committee and the appeals committee of the defendant, Ghana Football Association, to the contrary are null and void; (b) an order setting aside the decision of the defendants confirming that of the appeal committee; (c) an injunction restraining the defendants and the National Sports Council from proceeding with the current league without the participation of Vipers; and (d) an injunction restraining Standfast from participating in the said league. Being dissatisfied with this judgment, the defendants lodge...