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Soccer fans accuse FA President
Sunyani, (B/A) Oct. 6, Ghanadot/GNA
- Some soccer fans and football enthusiasts in the
Brong-Ahafo Region have accused President of Ghana Football
Association (GFA) Mr Kwasi Nyantakyi of plotting to ensure
that Bechem-based Chelsea Football Club qualified for the
next premiership.
The fans and football enthusiasts who spoke to the GNA
Sports in Sunyani alleged that Nyantakyi’s stance was part
of the agreement reached between him and Nana Kwame Nketia,
Chief Executive Officer of the Bechem club over the sale of
Wa All Stars, a Premier division side to him (Nyantakyi) a
couple of years ago.
They alleged that to honour the agreement, the FA President
had been influencing referees to officiate in favour of
Chelsea Football Club, which won its matches against Aduana
F. C and Kintampo United to qualify to participate in the
Middle League.
The fans said they had no doubts that the Club would enjoy
similar support from the GFA boss to be able to qualify into
the premiership next season.
“Soccer fans and supporters of Division One Clubs in the
Region have therefore appealed Nyantakyi to respond to the
allegations and appealed to him to remain neutral without
any bias for or discrimination against any club to ensure
that the deserving teams qualify for the premiership to help
improve the standard of the nation’s soccer”, one of them
said.
Nana Nketia however denied the allegation in an interview
and described the accusations as false but that it was
rather the better performance of Chlesea club that has
lifted them up high so far.
Meanwhile Chelsea currently lead the Zone One Middle League
table with six points plus seven goals after two matches.
In their last match against Soccer Warriors at the Baba Yara
Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday, Chelsea spanked their
opponents by seven goals to one, which feat the supporters
of B/A United claim was a fixed one.
Before the allegations, the Division League Board (DLB)
assured soccer fans of fair and transparent conduct of the
competition in order “to prevent a repeat of what happened
last season when Nania FC and Okwahu United were engaged in
an alleged match fixing and were banned for a year and also
fined GHC 5000 each’.
GNA
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