The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) have reportedly slashed the lifetime ban imposed on former Ghana Football Association President Mr. Kwasi Nyantakyi.

According to local radio station Nyhira FM, CAS has turned the lifetime ban to a twelve year ban for the former Wa All Stars owner over all football related activities.

The Swiss based sports adjudicatory chamber is said to have communicated to Mr Nyantakyi on Tuesday the reduction in his ban after he filed an appeal following the FIFA verdict.

Although none of the parties have confirmed or denied this piece of news it will mean the former CAF vice President can return to football in the year 2030 having served two years since being handed the ban in 2018 by FIFA.

The former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi was handed a life ban from all football-related activities by FIFA  following various violations of the governing body’s ethics code, including bribery and corruption.

Nyantakyi was filmed taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter in a hotel room appearing to take a $65,000 bribe from a supposed businessman seeking to sponsor the Ghanaian football league.

He was also fined 500,000 Swiss Francs ($498,000).

“The adjudicatory chamber found Mr Nyantakyi guilty of having violated art. 19 (Conflicts of interest), art. 21 (Bribery and corruption) and art. 22 (Commission) of the FIFA Code of Ethics,” FIFA said in a statement at the time.

“As a consequence, Mr Nyantakyi is banned for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level.

“Additionally, a fine in the amount of CHF 500,000 has been imposed on Mr Nyantakyi.”

Nyantakyi, who was also a former vice-president of the Confederation of African Football, resigned in June 2019 after a recording by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas appeared to show him demanding kickbacks to pass on to top government officials, including the presidency.

Nyantakyi later apologized to Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo and the government for what he called his “indiscretion”.

He denied any wrongdoing regarding match fixing.