JUST IN: Ashanti Gold SC Relegated To Division Two League For Match-fixing

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has demoted Ashanti Gold Sporting Club to Division Two, Ghana’s 3rd tier league, after being found guilty of match-fixing.

The action taken against Ghana Premier League giants relates to a game at the end of last season when Ashanti Gold humiliated Inter Allies by 7-0.

Hashmin Musah, Allies defender scored two own goals and later confessed his action was to spoil a bet placed on the said match.

Dr. Kwaku Frimpong, the club’s president and his son, Emmanuel Frimpong who is the club’s Chief Executive Officer, have also been sanctioned from football activities for 10 years and 8 years respectively.

Eight players of the club have also been banned for two years each after being found guilty of match manipulation, while a further five players have also been handed four year bans for failure to appear before the GFA’s Disciplinary Committee.

Furthermore, Ashanti Gold SC has been slapped with an amount of Ghs 100,000, the President fined Ghs 100,000 and the CEO fined Ghs 50,000.

This decision takes effect from the 2022/2023 season.

Below is the decision of the GFA Disciplinary Committee:

BREAKING: GFA finds Premier League club Ashanti Gold SC guilty of match manipulation

The club is thereby demoted to Division Two beginning the 2022/23 football season pic.twitter.com/EyVzjkROw6

— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) May 16, 2022

President of AshantiGold FC Kwaku Frimpong has been banned for 10 years from all football-related activities and fined GHS100,00 for involvement in betting and match fixing pic.twitter.com/mMM5DV8Qvf

— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) May 16, 2022

President of Ashgold Kwaku Frimpong banned 10 years from all football related activities and fined 100k by Ghana FA

His son, Emmanuel Frimpong, who is the CEO, is banned 8 years and fined GHS50k for their involvement in match manipulation pic.twitter.com/crZfF4E7RZ

— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) May 16, 2022