Gifty Oware-Mensah, a member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council and former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has been charged with multiple counts of financial misconduct, including stealing, money laundering, and willfully causing financial loss to the state.

According to the Attorney-General’s Department, Oware-Mensah allegedly misappropriated over GHC38 million between February 2022 and March 2024, during her time overseeing the finance, audit, and procurement divisions at the NSA. Investigations by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), launched in February 2025, uncovered a complex web of corruption, including the use of ghost names, a fraudulent hire-purchase scheme, and the transfer of stolen funds into personal and affiliated accounts.

She is accused of personally stealing GHC31.5 million from the Authority and abusing her public office for personal enrichment. The charges have sparked widespread public interest and are expected to have significant implications both for the NSA and the GFA.

The case marks one of the most high-profile corruption scandals in recent years, as the government faces growing pressure to clamp down on public sector fraud.