GFA Charged Razak Brimah $2,500 For Social Media Outburst

Ghana Football Association (GFA) has charged  Black Stars goalkeeper Razak Brimah for unaceptable comments he made on social media yesterday Jan.30. 

Razak brimah post a video on his facebook timeline in which he throw jabs at critics of the national football team, aftter the Balck Stars truimph over congo in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Gabon. 

After delebrating on his ungaurded comments, he came back to issue an apology to the general public.

In a press statement released by the GFA on tuesday jan. 31, Razak is found guilty for violating the Black Stars Code of Conduct and therefor charged $2,500.

Read the full Press Statement by GFA:

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) held a meeting on Tuesday morning, to examine comments made by goalkeeper Razak Brimah on social media.

The meeting was necessitated by the unfortunate words used by Brimah which management finds unacceptable.

We have also received a written apology from Brimah over the comments which we have considered in reaching a decision.

Management determined that Brimah's comments on social media were in violation of Article 6(1)& (2) of the Black Stars Code of Conduct which provides as follows:

1) During the periods of camping all members of the Delegation, particularly players are forbidden to engage in any discussions, and/or any form of communication with player agents, scouts, journalists and all other unauthorized personnel except with the express permission of the Head Coach or Leader of Delegation.

2) Any player who violates Clause 1 of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000.00 In pursuance thereof, the GFA has decided to impose a fine of $2,500 on Brimah which will be donated to a charity in Ghana.

We render an unqualified apology to the general public.

We will continue to count on the unflinching support of Ghanaians to help us win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.