After being found guilty of match manipulation in their 2020/21 Ghana Premier League(GPL) Matchday 34 encounter against Inter Allies FC, Ashantigold SC will be relegated to Division Two.
The decision takes effect from the 2022/23 Ghana Premier league (GPL) season.
The Disciplinary Committee has additionally sanctioned Club officials and players who took part in the above-mentioned match.
Below is the decision of the GFA Disciplinary Committee:
The decision takes effect from the 2022/23 league season.
Officials of the Club and Players who participated in the above-mentioned match have also been sanctioned b the Disciplinary Committee.
SANCTIONS
- To protect the sporting integrity of football in Ghana Per Article 18(1) & (2)
of the GFA Disciplinary Code 2019, Ashantigold Sporting Club as a
corporate entity is sanctioned as follows:
- That at the end of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season, Ashantigold SC shall be demoted to the Division Two League in accordance with Article 6(3)(h) of the GFA Disciplinary Code 2019.
- That a fine of GHc100,000.00 is imposed on Ashantigold SC in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) and Article 6(4) of the GFA Disciplinary Code 2019.
- a. The President of Ashantigold SC Dr. Kwaku Frimpong is banned from taking part in any football-related activity for a period of 120 months in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations
2019 .
- That a fine of One hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc100,000) is imposed on Dr. Kwaku Frimpong in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(ii) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations 2019.
- a. That the Chief Executive Officer of Ashantigold SC Emmanuel Frimpong is banned from taking part in any football-related activity for a period of 96 months in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations 2019.
- That a fine of Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc50,000) is imposed on the Chief Executive Officer of Ashantigold SC Emmanuel Frimpong in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(ii) of the Ghana Premier League
Regulations 2019 .
- That the Head Coach of Ashantigold SC Thomas Duah is banned from taking part in any football-related activity for a period of 24 months in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations
2019 .
- That the Team Manager of Ashantigold SC Aidoo Gee Ahmed is banned from taking part in any football-related activity for a period of 24 months in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations 2019.
- That the underlisted players of Ashantigold SC are hereby banned for 24 months each in accordance with 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations 2019.
Player Name Jersey Number
Stephen Owusu Banahene 4
Dacosta Ampem 7
Frank Akoto 15
Agyemang Isaac Opoku 19
Amos Kofi Nkrumah 24
Eric Esso 25
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Moses Kwame 29
Solomon Afriyie 35
- That Samed Mohammed, Player number 32 of Ashantigold SC is hereby
banned for 30 months in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana
Premier League Regulations 2019.
- That Seth Osei, Player number 33 of Ashantigold SC is hereby banned for a period of 30 months in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana
Premier League Regulations 2019.
- That the underlisted players and official of Ashantigold SC who were invited but failed to appear before the Committee are hereby banned for 48 months each in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier
League Regulations:
- Emmanuel Owusu – Player
- Mohammed Bailou – Player
- Amos Addai – Player
- Paul De Vries Asare – Player
- Nana Kwasi Darling – Sporting Director
- That all above-mentioned sanctions shall commence from the 2022-23
League season.
- This decision shall be communicated to FIFA to be given international application in accordance with the GFA Disciplinary Code and FIFA Disciplinary Code considering that a number of players are now playing in clubs outside the jurisdiction of the Ghana Football Association.
