By MaKay
Former Black Stars and Inter Milan player Sulley Ali Muntari has reportedly been detained in Dubai.
Sully Muntari, who played for several top European clubs, including AC Milan, Portsmouth, and Inter Milan, also had a short stint with Accra Hearts of Oak.
He was also part of the iconic Inter Milan team led by Jose Mourinho that won the treble in 2010.
Sully Muntari was also a member of the legendary Black Stars team that went all the way to the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
According to reports, Sully Muntari has been stuck in Dubai for some time now.
Details surrounding the former Black star player’s arrest are scanty, but authorities say investigations are underway.
Sully Muntari is the second high-profile Ghanaian to have been detained in the United Arab Emirates in recent months.
Also, former Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Ibrahim Sannie Daara, has shared a cryptic post on X, “The disturbing news I am hearing from Dubai is not pleasant. I pray the news is not true”.
His arrest follows that of Kevin Okyere, the Chief Executive Officer of Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP).
Reports suggest Kevin Okyere is set to be extradited to the UK to face an alleged US$94 million fraud case following reports of his arrest in Dubai.
Kevin Okyere, who holds UK citizenship, allegedly ignored multiple court orders.
Ghana’s h Chronicles in a post stated, “Reports suggest that Dubai authorities are preparing to extradite Kevin Okyere to the United Kingdom after he allegedly failed to honour a court summons over a US$29.3 million petrol cargo dispute involving EDURC Company DMCC. The shipment, valued at US$29,321,064.51, was reportedly discharged at Tema, Ghana.
Mr Okyere, who holds UK citizenship, allegedly ignored multiple court warnings to appear and prove his innocence by September 3, 2025, prompting the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest”.
They further added, “There are several claims regarding the circumstances of Mr Okyere’s arrest, with some asserting he was en route to Paris, France, on an Emirates Airlines flight when Dubai police detained him upon landing for a transit stop on Friday night.
Mr Okyere’s arrest is in connection with what is described as a “systematic and orchestrated economic crime” involving nearly US$93 million allegedly perpetrated by Springfield Exploration & Production Limited and GMP Energy Limited, both Ghanaian oil companies, along with their senior executives.
Meanwhile, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Cheddar, a Ghanaian businessman and real estate mogul, has called on authorities to bring back Kevin Okyere, following reports he has been detained in Dubai.
The real estate mogul, in a passionate statement, described Kevin Okyere as one of Ghana’s most intelligent and visionary young entrepreneurs.
Nana Kwame Bediako lamented Ghana’s recurring pattern of undermining its brightest minds, citing past examples of Kwame Nkrumah, local banks, Darko Poultry Farms and Apino soaps.
He further urged the government to rise above political influence to protect innovators who are building the nation’s future.
See the post below:
BREAKING:
Ghanaian football star Sulley Ali Muntari has reportedly been detained in Dubai.
Details surrounding his arrest remain unclear, but authorities say investigations are underway. pic.twitter.com/W0cVQD37hj
— Ghana Chronicles (@_GhChronicles) November 12,2025
