How the FIFA President was pushed out of his own photo in Ghana

fiifi anaman

March 1, 2017 11:23 AM

"When you get locked out of your own party..."

Have a look at the photo above - which has been generating a lot of buzz on the Ghanaian social media scape.

There's something odd about it.

It was taken at the Flagstaff House, Ghana's Presidential Palace, on Monday.

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It features Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo (middle) in the company of some football administrators, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who was on a one-day working visit to the West Africa country.

Yes, Infantino IS indeed in this photo, except he is barely visible, despite being the one who the whole photo is supposed to be about.

The 46-year-old Swiss lawyer's meeting with Ghana's President was the highlight of his visit, and when it was time for him to take photos for the media, this happened.

Infantino is seen stretching his neck to be captured in the shot, while the other men - including Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyatakyi (blue suit, third from left) pose cheerfully, oblivious of the fact that their guest is struggling from behind to be in a photo which is being taken because of him.

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The photo first appeared on the Ghana President's official Facebook page and has since been deleted following the backlash.

That it was a poor shot is an established fact, but how it managed to pass through the stages of being approved, watermarked with the seal of Ghana's Presidency and uploaded for public viewing is something many are still have expressed shock about.

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Infantino, though, later got to actually be in some of the other photos, as seen above.

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