Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, says he harbours no grudge against investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas over the Number 12 exposé, insisting that he takes full responsibility for the actions that led to his exit from football administration.

The Number 12 documentary, released in 2018, exposed alleged corruption in Ghanaian football and resulted in Mr Nyantakyi stepping down from his roles at the GFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA.

Speaking on the JoyNews AM Show on Tuesday, January 6, Mr Nyantakyi said he had chosen self-reflection rather than assigning blame.

“I don’t think about him. I hold nothing against him. I blame myself,” he said, stressing that he bears no bitterness towards the investigative journalist.

However, Mr Nyantakyi questioned the credibility of the investigation, arguing that Anas never engaged him directly during the undercover operation.

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

He further argued that Anas’ failure to appear in court weakened the allegations made against him.

“For five years now, he has been asked to come to court and testify against me, and he never showed up,” Mr Nyantakyi noted, adding that under Ghana’s legal system, no one could be condemned without a fair hearing.