GFA investigates match fixing scandal

The Ghana Football Association has announced that is looking into the Ghana Premier League Week 34 tie between AshGold and Inter Allies at the Len Clay Stadium over claims of betting and match fixing.

The FA’s action is in response to news stories reportedly quoting Inter Allies player, Hashmin Musah, and how he scored two own goals in the match that Allies lost 7-0 to apparently make nonsense of a wager that had been placed.

On Monday July 19, Musah granted an interview to Kumasi-based Kumasi FM and said that he deliberately chose to score two own goals in the match because of what he had allegedly uncovered before the match.

“I heard it in our hotel that there was a correct score line of 5 goals to 1 against my club Inter Allies. I decided to ruin that bet because I don’t condone betting.

After the game, my technical team commended me for spoiling the bet they had staked.

“I promised my coach that if he allowed me to play from the bench, I would ruin the bet and after the game, my team congratulated me.”

The Ghana FA said in a statement that its Compliance & Integrity Officer and the GFA Prosecutors and the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service would handle the matter and the two clubs involved would also be required to give their statements on the issue.