Tiger Eye PI has challenged former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, to return to court over matters arising from the Number 12 exposé, dismissing recent comments he made as misinformation intended to rehabilitate his public image.
The challenge follows an interview in which Mr Nyantakyi questioned the credibility of Tiger Eye PI’s Chief Investigator, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and claimed the investigative journalist never testified in court despite asserting that he had evidence of corruption. Mr Nyantakyi also criticised the investigative methods used by Anas and his team.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, January 6, Tiger Eye PI described Mr Nyantakyi’s comments as “disinformation” and a deliberate attempt to misrepresent the facts surrounding the Number 12 investigation.
The organisation noted that Mr Nyantakyi had earlier filed a defamation and breach-of-privacy suit against Anas but later abandoned the case.
“He has instead chosen to litigate in the court of public opinion alongside Kennedy Agyapong [former Assin Central MP]. If he is credible, he should return to court,” the statement said.
Tiger Eye PI clarified that Anas had no personal case against Mr Nyantakyi to prosecute, stressing that the matter before the court was between the Republic of Ghana and Mr Nyantakyi.
“The case before the court was between the Republic of Ghana and Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, who was being prosecuted for several offences, including fraud. It is therefore bizarre—though not unusual—that Mr. Nyantakyi continues to misrepresent the matter as ‘Anas vs. Nyantakyi,’” the statement said.
The investigative body explained that Anas had offered to testify as a prosecution witness following the assassination of Tiger Eye PI’s lead investigator, Ahmed Suale, who it said had previously been threatened by Mr Nyantakyi.
However, Anas later declined to testify after a court ruled that he should do so in camera but without a mask—a condition Tiger Eye PI said would have exposed him to serious danger.
According to the statement, Anas’ willingness to testify was “strictly contingent on his safety, including not revealing his face to Mr. Nyantakyi,” a position the organisation described as non-negotiable.
Tiger Eye PI further stated that the criminal case against Mr Nyantakyi was withdrawn by the Attorney-General despite what it described as “overwhelming evidence of fraud, impersonation, and other criminal conduct,” noting that the former GFA president was not acquitted on the merits of the case.
The Number 12 documentary, released in 2018, showed Mr Nyantakyi allegedly receiving $65,000 from an undercover reporter and claiming he could use political connections to advance business interests. The revelations triggered widespread public outrage and led to his resignation from key football roles.
Tiger Eye PI urged the public to disregard what it described as Mr Nyantakyi’s latest attempt at deception, reaffirming its commitment to fighting corruption.
“History cannot be rewritten with lies, distortions, or propaganda,” the statement said, adding that the organisation remains committed to its mandate to “Name, Shame, and Jail.”
On February 13, 2025, an Accra High Court discharged Kwesi Nyantakyi and his co-accused after a protracted five-year trial, during which the prosecution failed to call a single witness.
The ruling, delivered by Her Ladyship Justice Marie-Louise Simmonds, followed the prosecution’s inability to secure testimony from any of its five listed witnesses.
