Two Ghana Paralympic officials suspended for forging documents for absconded para-athletes in Norway
The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has suspended two officials for forging documents in order to get visas for purported para-athletes to Norway. The NPC, led by Samson Deen, has imposed an indefinite suspension on Theodore Mawuli Viwotor, former General Secretary of the Ghana Amputee Football Association, and Yaw Ayisi, founder of the Ernestay Foundation, for … The post Two Ghana Paralympic officials suspended for forging documents for absconded para-athletes in Norway appeared first on Asaase Radio.
The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has suspended two officials for forging documents in order to get visas for purported para-athletes to Norway.
The NPC, led by Samson Deen, has imposed an indefinite suspension on Theodore Mawuli Viwotor, former General Secretary of the Ghana Amputee Football Association, and Yaw Ayisi, founder of the Ernestay Foundation, for their roles in the scandal.
This comes after reports surfaced that 11 para-athletes and officials who went to Norway for a competition in April had failed to register to participate in the event.
According to a letter signed by Albert Kan-Dapah, Minister of National Security, a member of Ghana’s paralympic team was apprehended by Norwegian officials as he attempted to flee Norway to Sweden.
“Consequently, the Norwegian Embassy in Accra has issued alerts to other Schegen states, Western Diplomatic Missions in Accra, and other European Border Coast Guard agencies as part of efforts to apprehend and repatriate the team members,” the letter stated.
The letter also reported that the team’s coach, George Gyamfi Gyasi, died on 17 May 2024, after being admitted to Oslo University Hospital.
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