We will hold FIFA responsible if something bad happens – GFA President

• Posted on November 1, 2013November 1, 2013
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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Ghana says FIFA will be held responsible should any unforeseen incident happen to the Black Stars and officials in Egypt, before, during their stay in that country for the 2014 world cup qualifier.

The two nations are feverishly preparing for the final of the two-leg play-off to determine who picks the ticket to participate in football’s most prestigious tournament to be staged in Brazil.

The Black Stars won the first leg by 6-1 in Kumasi on October 15, while the return leg has been fixed for November 16 in Cairo. However Ghana petitioned FIFA to change the venue for the return match raising issues of security as a result of the political turmoil in Egypt.

FIFA in a response on Wednesday, told the Ghana FA that the second leg play-off game will go ahead in Cairo despite the request for it to be moved to a neutral venue.

“When FIFA ruled that the match should go on in Cairo we were a bit surprised considering the security situation in the country but they took the decision based on the acceptance of the guarantees by the Egyptian government,” GFA president, Kwesi Nyantakyi told Joy sports.

“We will hold FIFA responsible because it is FIFA who owns the competition.

“And FIFA has relied on the advice of the government of Egypt to sanction the match and so if any mishap occurs FIFA must be held responsible and no one else,” he said.

-Joy Sports