Ghana FA presidential aspirant Amponsah sues journalist Nabila for $200,000 in character defamation suit

Ghana FA presidential aspirant, Nana Yaw Amponsah has filed a character defamation claim against Muftaw Nabila Abdulai a journalist with Kwese TV and muftawunabila.wordpress.com following a petitioned he sent to FIFA for gross violation of FIFA Statutes, Code of Ethics and Regulations on workings and intermediaries against the aspirant as well as his connection with investigative journalist Anas Amereyaw Anas on the number 12 documentary. 

According to reports, Nana Yaw Amponsah is seeking $200,000 in damages and his legal team from Appiah-Kube Associates has served Muftawu with the writs of summons to respond within the next eight days.

In the publication by Muftawu Nabila, it indicated that Nana Yaw Amponsah whose license had expired as an intermediary went on to sign a player called Abdul Latif Abubakar, which was  a breach against FIFA’s  rules.

The publication also indicated that Nana Yaw Amponsah held the position of a FIFA intermediary and club official which was a breach of the rules.

Nana Yaw Amponsah is said to be suing Muftawu for an email sent to FIFA concerning ailing himself with investigative journalist Anas Amereyaw Anas on the Number 12 documentary.

In his response Muftawu Nabila told 442gh.com on the said publication and the email address sent to FIFA.

“The two times I published stories on Nana Yaw Amponsah, I spoke to him for the first one, but the second one, he refused to reply to messages, calls and text messages. If I knew anything about a relationship between Nana Yaw and Anas and I wanted to make it public, I would have asked him and not send an email to FIFA.”

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