B/A United football club, have filed a writ at the Sunyani High Court to Mr.Kwadwo Ntim,alias Micky Charles,former radio presenter and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the club,claiming GH 42,000 being player transfer fees allegedly received by Micky Charles for and on behalf of the club.However,according to the plaintiff,the defendant has appropriated the money without accounting to the plaintiff.The amount included interest accrued from the date of the cheques were issued up to the date of final payment.
The club is also seeking the recovery of four(4) sets of jersey,16 leather footballs and all the clubs documents including administrative files and records which are in the possession of the defendant whi had refused to hand them over after the defendant had unlawfully vacated his position as the CEO of the plaintiff.
ln their statement of claim,the plaintiff again is demanding general damages for breach of contract of employment between the club and the defendant.
The statement dated February 2, 2010,directed that, ''''You are hereby commanded that within eight days after service of this writ on you inclusive of the day of service,you do cause an appearance to be entered for you,and take notice that in the in-default of your so doing,judgment may be given in your absence without further notice.''
The statement explain that,around January 1,2008,the defendant applied for the position of CEO for the plaintiff's club and on January 5,2008,the plaintiff appointed the defendant as its CEO to take effect from January 5,2008 for a period of two years,for which the defendant accepted and assumed duty.The plaintiff said,during the course of the defendant duty,he transferred some players of the club as the CEO to various clubs for valuable consideration or fees but failed to account for the proceeds thereof to the plaintiff.
The statement named the players as
( i ) Voster
Akelewa
Ismael,transferred to Royal Knights F/C,Tema for 12000gh cedis

(ii)Stephen Manu,transferred to Kotoko for 20,000gh cedis and

(iii)Seidu Dauda transferred to Ash Gold F/A for 10,000gh cedis.

lt is said,all those transferred fees were paid by cheques in the name of B/A United but the defendant had concealed the transactions he conducted with those cheques from the plaintiff.
According to the statement,the defendant was required to open a special bank account,where the money from the transfer of the said players could be lodged but he refused to comply with that requirement but instead managed to clear and withdrew all the cheques issued through an unknown bank accounts operated solely by him, even though the cheques were drawn in the name of the plaintiff's club B/A United.
The plaintiff said,all efforts to get the defendant to return the money owed it and all other logistics aforementioned had failed,'''''Wherefore the plaintiff claims against the defendant as per the reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons''

Note,Ghanaweb is vindicated,remember l sent a story about Micky charles being fired for embezzelment of B/A United funds and they wrote to refute that story as hoax.