{"id":261048,"date":"2024-12-05T14:58:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/05\/cas-lifts-gfas-three-year-ban-on-kotoko-striker-solomon-safo-taylor\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:58:27","slug":"cas-lifts-gfas-three-year-ban-on-kotoko-striker-solomon-safo-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/05\/cas-lifts-gfas-three-year-ban-on-kotoko-striker-solomon-safo-taylor\/","title":{"rendered":"CAS lifts GFA\u2019s three-year ban on Kotoko striker Solomon Safo-Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has temporarily lifted a three-year ban imposed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Asante Kotoko striker Solomon Safo-Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling now allows the Kotoko player to be involved in professional football as he awaits the full outcome of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The ban was issued by the GFA Appeals Committee on May 29, 2024, due to allegations of false documentation and double registration while signing his contract with Kotoko.<\/p>\n<p>In a ruling released on November 6, 2024, and signed by the Deputy President of the CAS Appeals Arbitration Division, Dr. Elisabeth Steiner, the player\u2019s license has been reinstated, allowing him to play football while the case is still being heard.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the news, the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) welcomed the decision in good faith as it allows the player to continue his footballing career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis CAS ruling signals an opportunity for our member to be reinstated so he can continue his professional football career pending a final determination on the matter,\u201d the association said in a statement released on December 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the latest edition of Sports Debate below: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jt4x0CamZMo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghanaians charge President Akufo-Addo to dissolve GFA after Black Stars AFCON fiasco | Sports Debate\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jt4x0CamZMo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>SB\/EK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has temporarily lifted a three-year ban imposed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Asante Kotoko striker Solomon Safo-Taylor. 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