{"id":41894,"date":"2014-08-26T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T08:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=41894"},"modified":"2014-08-26T08:23:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T08:23:58","slug":"fifa-refers-match-fixing-allegations-back-to-gfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/fifa-refers-match-fixing-allegations-back-to-gfa\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA refers match-fixing allegations back to GFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that they have referred the matter concerning match-fixing allegations made by British newspaper,<em>Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0against the Ghana Football Association back to the West African country\u2019s football association.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made in a press statement released on Monday by FIFA after it had completed initial investigations.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement says that the Ethics Committee of the GFA must now handle the matter and find a resolution to the issue which first came up in June.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2014\u00a0World Cup, the UK-based paper\u00a0<em>Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0newspaper published conversations between GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi and some match organisers that stated that friendly matches could be fixed in favour of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, Kwesi Nyantakyi denied these claims and threatened legal action against the Telegraph newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA\u2019s statement reads as follows:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee has concluded a preliminary investigation in relation to alleged match manipulation involving officials of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/associations\/association=gha\/index.html\">Ghana<\/a>\u00a0Football Association and a players\u2019 agent licensed by the same association.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It followed articles published by UK newspaper\u00a0The Telegraph\u00a0between 22-24 June 2014 and the airing of the Dispatches programme \u201cHow to fix a football match\u201d on\u00a0Channel Four\u00a0on 23 June 2014 that made claims of an alleged case of match manipulation linked to the organisation of international friendly matches involving\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/associations\/association=gha\/index.html\">Ghana<\/a>\u2019s national team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The preliminary investigation, conducted in accordance with art. 62 of the FIFA Code of Ethics, included a request for documents and information from the relevant parties. Based on an analysis of the material, which included the limited portion of the footage made available by the relevant media outlets, and pursuant to the relevant rules established by the FIFA Code of Ethics, the investigatory chamber has decided to refer the matter to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/associations\/association=gha\/index.html\">Ghana<\/a>\u00a0FA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In light of the seriousness of the allegations, the investigatory chamber will continue to monitor the investigations and any future proceedings conducted by the competent bodies of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/associations\/association=gha\/index.html\">Ghana<\/a>\u00a0FA, and reserves its right to revisit its position on this matter at any time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WHAT IT MEANS<\/p>\n<p>What FIFA is saying is that, they have enough confidence in the GFA\u2019s internal mechanisms to handle this issue.<\/p>\n<p>However, FIFA, in the statement, has made it clear that they will still keep their eyes on the matter and will intervene as and when needed to find closure to the matter.<\/p>\n<p>By: Nathan Quao\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that they have referred the matter concerning match-fixing allegations made by British newspaper,Telegraph\u00a0against the Ghana Football Association back to the West African country\u2019s football association. 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