Investigative firm Tiger Eye PI has issued a robust rebuttal to former Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi’s recent denial of boasting about having the president “in his pocket,” accusing him of misinformation and attempting to distort facts surrounding the 2018 Number 12 exposé.
In a detailed statement released on January 6, 2026, Tiger Eye emphasized that lead journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas never faced Nyantakyi in a personal court battle: “The case was between the Republic of Ghana and Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi… It is bizarre that Mr. Nyantakyi continues to misrepresent it as ‘Anas vs. Nyantakyi.'”
The group clarified Anas offered to testify as a prosecution witness after undercover investigator Ahmed Suale—threatened by Nyantakyi—was assassinated in 2019. Anas withdrew only when the trial judge mandated in-camera testimony without his signature mask, posing “grave danger” amid the unresolved murder.
Tiger Eye stressed Anas’ safety condition was “non-negotiable,” and the Attorney-General’s withdrawal of charges—despite “overwhelming evidence” of fraud and impersonation—collapsed the case, not an acquittal on merits.
Highlighting FIFA’s guilty verdict, a $500,000 fine, and initial lifetime ban (reduced to 10 years), leading to Nyantakyi’s loss of GFA and CAF roles, Tiger Eye asserted the government’s discontinuation lacked justification.
The firm noted Nyantakyi filed but abandoned a defamation and privacy suit against Anas, opting instead for “public opinion litigation” alongside Kennedy Agyapong. “If he is credible, he should return to court,” it challenged.
Urging the public to ignore “lies, distortions, or propaganda,” Tiger Eye reaffirmed its “Name, Shame, and Jail” anti-corruption mandate, vowing no retreat from exposing graft.
The exchange revives debates over the scandal’s legacy, journalistic ethics, and accountability in Ghanaian football governance.
