Anas operated in the way a terrorist would in another country – Kwesi Nyantakyi

Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has criticised the investigative methods of journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, comparing his approach to what he described as a terrorist-style operation.

Speaking on Accra-based JoyNews TV on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, Mr Nyantakyi questioned Anas’s role in the 2018 Number 12 investigation, which exposed corruption in Ghanaian football.

Mr Nyantakyi, a former president of the West African Football Union Zone B, former FIFA Council member, and former vice-president of the Confederation of African Football, was responding to Anas’s claim that he personally conducted the Number 12 investigation.

The documentary led to Mr Nyantakyi’s resignation from his roles at the GFA and CAF and resulted in a ban from football-related activities imposed by FIFA.

Questioning the credibility of the investigation, Mr Nyantakyi said he had no direct interaction with Anas during the undercover operation.

“Anas claims that he did the Number 12 exposé on me, but I never met him. He operated in the way a terrorist would in another country, and when there is a bombing somewhere, he says, ‘I am the one.’ That was what he did. So, I have nothing against him,” he said.

Mr Nyantakyi also argued that Anas’s failure to testify in court weakened the allegations made against him.

“This is a man who said he has done an investigation on corruption that involved me. For five years now, he has been asked to come to court and testify against me, and he never showed up,” he said.

According to Mr Nyantakyi, this raised concerns about the legal strength of the investigation.

“This means that whatever he did is a hoax. If he believed in it, he would have come to court to be cross-examined,” he added.

He further stated that Ghana’s legal system requires individuals to be given a fair hearing before judgment is passed.

“Because nobody can be condemned in this country unless you are given a fair hearing. If you have not been given that hearing, then you cannot be condemned by the law,” he said.

Despite the criticism, Mr Nyantakyi said he held no personal resentment toward Anas and had chosen self-reflection instead.

“I don’t think about him. I hold nothing against him. I blame myself,” he said…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>