President and CEO of Ashanti Gold charged with match fixing
The Ghana Football Association has announced that the President of Ashantigold SC Kwaku Frimpong and the Chief Executive Officer of the Club Emmanuel Frimpong have both been charged on three counts of misconduct for match manipulation in their 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Week 34 match against Inter Allies at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium on July 17, 2021.
Following the charge, the statement revealed that the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Club were both guilty of breaching Article 27(1) and 27(2) of the GFA Code of Ethics, Article 18(1) of the GFA Disciplinary Code and Article 34(5)(a) and 34(5)(b) of the GFA Premier League Regulations.
By means of defence, the charged officials are expected to submit their Statements of Defence to the charges on or before Wednesday, September 22 after which the GFA Disciplinary Committee will adjudicate their cases respectively.
The statement by GFA also promised that its Prosecutor is expected to release more charge sheets for some officials and players.
By: Elisha Aberiganya | Follow us on Twitter @activtvgh
