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Published: Friday | June 3, 2011
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):
A former executive member of the Grenada Football Association has called upon the current administration to state publicly whether or not it received any of the alleged bribe money during a recent Caribbean Football Union meeting in Trinidad.
Carl Phillip, who served under the previous GFA administration led by Ashley 'Ram' Folkes, has challenged the GFA hierarchy to give cogent proof that they either did, or did not accept an alleged US$40,000 to influence the outcome of Wednesday's FIFA presidential vote.
"Well, I am just waiting to hear what the GFA has to say," said Phillip. "I am waiting. They have been very vocal in the past.
"I want them to let the Grenadian people know if they stood up and didn't take the (money), or come clean and apologise and do the correct thing. Give back the money and demit office. Don't wait to be kicked out. Demit office."
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The bribery scandal has exploded into onto the international stage, after it was alleged that Jack Warner, the CFU president, and former FIFA presidential candidate Mohammed bin Hammam made the offer to CFU member associations at the specially convened meeting in Trinidad last month.
Warner, the CFU president, and Bin Hammam, the president of the Asian Football Confederation, have been provisionally suspended from all connections with the game, pending a FIFA Ethics Committee investigation.
GFA President Chenny Joseph, general secretary Victor Daniel, and head of the finance committee Wayne Joseph attended the Trinidad meeting, but they are currently in Zurich attending the FIFA Congress that elected Sepp Blatter as president for a fourth term.
Published: Friday | June 3, 2011
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):
A former executive member of the Grenada Football Association has called upon the current administration to state publicly whether or not it received any of the alleged bribe money during a recent Caribbean Football Union meeting in Trinidad.
Carl Phillip, who served under the previous GFA administration led by Ashley 'Ram' Folkes, has challenged the GFA hierarchy to give cogent proof that they either did, or did not accept an alleged US$40,000 to influence the outcome of Wednesday's FIFA presidential vote.
"Well, I am just waiting to hear what the GFA has to say," said Phillip. "I am waiting. They have been very vocal in the past.
"I want them to let the Grenadian people know if they stood up and didn't take the (money), or come clean and apologise and do the correct thing. Give back the money and demit office. Don't wait to be kicked out. Demit office."
meeting
The bribery scandal has exploded into onto the international stage, after it was alleged that Jack Warner, the CFU president, and former FIFA presidential candidate Mohammed bin Hammam made the offer to CFU member associations at the specially convened meeting in Trinidad last month.
Warner, the CFU president, and Bin Hammam, the president of the Asian Football Confederation, have been provisionally suspended from all connections with the game, pending a FIFA Ethics Committee investigation.
GFA President Chenny Joseph, general secretary Victor Daniel, and head of the finance committee Wayne Joseph attended the Trinidad meeting, but they are currently in Zurich attending the FIFA Congress that elected Sepp Blatter as president for a fourth term.
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