The draw meant that Egpyt are now one win away from securing qualification to next year’s world cup, ending Ghana’s almost obligatory appearance at the World Cup.

[contextly_sidebar id=”46hR01NGYer9HGecgBCCBf1Fpk2gIEkC”]However, it wasn’t the Black Stars’ poor performance that attracted the ire of Ghanaians, following the game, but that of South African referee Daniel Bennett and his assistants.

Ghana had arguably two legitimate goals disallowed in each half, including one at the very end of the game, and had a strong penalty appeal waved away by the referee.

Amartey hit the back of the net with a powerful header in the first half, but had the goal ruled out for offside although replays suggested that he was onside.

Replays suggest Daniel Amartey was onside and the goal should have stood. Huge let off for Uganda #CitiSports pic.twitter.com/me60S6fbL7

— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) October 7, 2017

Acheampong was then bundled over by a defender in the box for a penalty after the break, but the referee pointed for a goal-kick instead.

And right at the end of the game, substitute Raphael Dwamena put the ball in the back of the net for what he thought was Ghana’s winner only to be denied by the linesman’s flag.

That decision sparked a ruckus on the pitch as the Ghanaian players and coaches sought an explanation after the final whistle, seconds later, which has since, inevitably, spilt over onto social media.

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan called on the Ghana Football Association to protest the conduct of the officials in a tweet after the game.

Other Ghanaian football fans and football journalists across the continent also vented their spleen at the match officials, with some calling for the match to be replayed, as had been ruled in the game between Senegal and South Africa.

Here are some of the tweets in response to the refereeing calls in the game

Reason for the disallowed Goal? Referee Daniel Bennett is just a DISGRACE. Not for World Cup slot but A protest, sanction, & replay maybe? pic.twitter.com/wOX3n1dKj1

— Juliet Bawuah (@julietbawuah) October 7, 2017

South African referee Daniel Bennett should be banned for life. FIFA are you paying attention? Uganda vs Ghana

— Dan Theal (@ThealsOnWheels) October 7, 2017

Was Ref. Daniel Bennett from #SouthAfrica seeking revenge for what Joseph Lamptey did against his country?
He is a disgrace to the job.

— Ben Koku Glover (@glovben) October 7, 2017

Appalling performance today from SA’s Daniel Bennett. Award-winning ref with 14 years int’l experience but has messed up big time in Kampala pic.twitter.com/vwZ8S34RrU

— Fiifi Anaman (@fiifianaman) October 7, 2017

Surely Daniel Bennett should be banned from officiating. Ghana robbed in broad daylight.

— Marwan Ahmed (@MarwanAhmed_KF) October 7, 2017

Officiating in Africa’s #WCQ2018 ridiculously poor. Lamptey – binned. Daniel Bennett ruled out a clean Ghana goal in Uganda.#KweseFootball

— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) October 7, 2017

How on earth can this goal be disallowed? @ghanafaofficial we have to protest.. this no “fa ma Nyame” matter… i’m so furious pic.twitter.com/dCVDpZpY7v

— ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) October 7, 2017

From what I can see the Uganda vs Ghana ref was a million times worse than the South Africa vs Senegal ref #wcq

— Sam Street (@samstreetwrites) October 7, 2017

Daylight robbery!!!
Ghana has been wrongly disallowed a goal against Uganda.

— Selorm Romeo (@selorm_romeo) October 7, 2017

That’s why FIFA don’t nominate African referees
How on earth did dat linesman cancel dat goal & rule it as offside
Uganda 0-0 Ghana

— Afuye tosin bolade (@AfuyeTosin) October 7, 2017

South African Referee Daniel Bennett must be investigated for his warped decision in disallowing Ghana’s legitimate goal. Bad for the game

— Bimbo Omo Adeola (@bimbolovesmusic) October 7, 2017

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The Association said the lack of payments to its members is impacting negatively on their families.

In an interview with Citi News, a member and contractor of the Getfund Contractors Association, George Agbo, indicated that locking the various schools would be necessary if payments are not made.

“After the demonstration, if nothing is done, we will go to all the schools and close them down. We will go to all the schools and take our keys”.

Meanwhile an intended demonstration scheduled for today by the group has been postponed due to the inability of the association to obtain police permit.

The contractors had threatened to hit the streets today to demonstrate to show the over the inability of the Getfund to pay arrears.

“The demonstration would have come on but because of the ECOWAS summit, that is taking place, the routes have been blocked. After this weekend, we would know what to do.”

Officials of the Getfund however insist that they do not owe the contractors Association any arrears. They claim that they are awaiting the release of funds by the Finance Ministry.

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The court presided over by Justice LL Mensah said the Ministry’s failure to pay statutory funds into the GETFund was illegal.

The court also held that the applicant, Richard Nyamah had capacity to bring the application contrary to the argument by the Attorney General (AG) that he had no personal interest.

Mr. Nyamah filed an Ex-parte motion in 2013 praying the Court to compel the Finance Ministry to pay the outstanding money into the GETFund as required by law.

According to him, the Ministry owes the GETFund approximately GHC 687 million.

The debt, he says, has halted the GETFund’s infrastructural development plans and other projects it intended to embark on.

Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Nyamah said the court’s ruling signifies victory for Ghanaians.

“It is victory for Ghanaians as a whole and I don’t take this as my personal victory because the GETFund cuts across from the tertiary level to the primary level,” he said.

Meanwhile, lead counsel for Richard Nyamah, Sean Opoku, told Citi News, he will file another motion to seek for a definite time line for which the Ministry must make the payment.

According to him, the Court only instructed the Ministry to pay the debt but failed to give a definite time for the payment to be made.

The GETFund is a public trust set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 with the core mandate of providing funding to supplement government effort in the provision of infrastructure and facilities within the public sector from the pre-tertiary to tertiary level.

It also provides funding to support the procurement of education equipment and promotion of staff development and research especially at the tertiary level.

However, GETFund is among the many statutory organizations owed by the government.

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Government contracted the Ghana Publishers Association to supply books to various secondary schools in the country at a cost of 32 million dollars.

Government has however refused to pay for distribution of the books by the Association.

The publishers involved in the distribution include Winmat Publishers Ltd., Approachers (Publishers) Ghana Ltd., Sedco Publishing Ltd. and Adwinsa Publications (Gh).

Although the Chief Director at the Education Ministry, Enoch H. Cobbinah last year ordered the GETFund to pay these publishers, it has refused to do so.

The Association  noted that though they had fulfilled their part of the bargain by supplying text books to secondary schools in the country, government had refused to pay them.

Speaking to Citi News, the Executive Secretary of the Association, Fauna Frimpong said majority of the publishers are running out of business now, hence their decision.

Mr. Frimpong stated that the Association had “exhausted every avenue just to get the Ministry to heed to its concerns.”

“We have done everything that we can…what the Ministry is doing is way below the belt,” he added.

According to him, government had only paid 18 percent of the amount owed the Association, adding that the amount can only cater for the interest that has accumulated over the loan government took in executing the contract.

He therefore stated that the Association has resorted to seeking a legal action to have their concerns addressed

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Richard Nyamah is suing government for its indebtedness to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).

According to him, the Ministry of Finance has since 2013 failed to pay the compulsory percentage of VAT returns into the GETFund accounts as required by law.

This, he claimed has halted the GETFund’s expansion of infrastructural development and sponsoring of Ghanaian students pursuing further studies abroad.

The Attorney General’s Department in their application in opposition claimed Richard Nyamah had no locus as an individual to sue the state for which reason his law suit should be dismissed.

However, Lawyer Shean Poku, Counsel for Richard Nyamah at the last sitting argued that his client was qualified as a citizen to pray the court to compel the Ministry of Finance to defray the accumulated debt owed GETFund.

His Lordship Justice L.L Mensah is expected to either uphold or dismiss Richard Nyamah’s law suit.

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