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GFA to punish Palmer for saying Ghana should've paid referees to qualify for the World Cup
Black Stars Management commitee Vice Chairman Wilfred Osei Palmer faces suspension after saying Ghana needed to budget for referees to aid Ghana qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup
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Wilfred Osei Palmer spoke to Citi FM on the programme Sports Panorama to make some interesting revelation and damning utterances.
He did speak on the fact that indemnity or unclassified payments were indicated as legal by the Dzamefe Commission and us such budgeting for them was legal.
“I was quite surprised that Ghanaians and the media sided with former Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye [about not budgeting for indemnities] when the government whitepaper on the Dzamefe Commission report clearly indicated that unclassified payments were legal in the concept of our budget.
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“If we had spent around $300,000 dollars [on referees], and stood to benefit about $8 million [by appearing at the World Cup], I see nothing wrong with it.”
Wilfred Kwaku Palmer went on to speak on the mode the payment was supposed to be made.
"When we say unclassified payments, it’s not necessarily giving money directly to the referee. It can be in kind, it can be in cash.”
However, Wilfred Palmer appeared before Ghana Football Association Ethics Committee due to the utterances he made.
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According to reports the Black Stars management committee chairman defended his statement by saying he took the position of standing for the Ghana Football Association as the outfit has largely been criticized for contributing to Ghana’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
He was then told that his utterances were irresponsible and has been asked to wait on the FA for disciplinary action.
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