{"id":27176,"date":"2014-06-24T18:03:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T18:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=27176"},"modified":"2014-06-24T18:03:47","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T18:03:47","slug":"govt-must-investigate-match-fixing-allegations-sowah-odotei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/govt-must-investigate-match-fixing-allegations-sowah-odotei\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t must investigate match fixing allegations \u2013 Sowah Odotei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former CEO of Accra Hearts of Oak Football Club, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has called on the government to investigate reports \u00a0implicating the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in a match-fixing scam.<\/p>\n<p>A secret recording released by British newspaper <i>The Daily Telegraph<\/i> and <i>Channel 4<\/i> appeared to show GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi agreeing to a proposal from investigators posing as agents to arrange friendly matches for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Telegraph and Channel 4 claim that the GFA president had agreed to the contract, which included a clause indicating the agents \u201cwill appoint and pay for the cost of the referees\/match officials in consultation with an agreement with FIFA member associations(s)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"400a2b4e-dc68-46df-af31-ad6e52130945\">Nyantakyi<\/span> has since denied even reading the proposal from the agents.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"a753e741-cfd3-4713-865a-ab6ea5fe6cb6\">Odotei<\/span>, speaking to Citi News says government must <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"e8434b06-9200-48c3-8969-7c1d2f17bc13\">probe<\/span> the allegations, and that, further delay could jeopardize Ghana\u2019s image and integrity internationally.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that, \u201cas a matter of urgency the government must issue a statement\u201d on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the government \u201cshould, through the British Commission or Channel 4 directly, get the documents, videos, everything that they have, for them to evaluate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stated that if government suspected any wrong doing after their initial investigations, it should issue warrants for the arrest of the GFA officials implicated in the story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former CEO of Accra Hearts of Oak Football Club, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has called on the government to investigate reports \u00a0implicating the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in a match-fixing scam. 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