{"id":1092798,"date":"2022-05-19T14:20:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/19\/blame-gfa-for-match-manipulation-kotoko-ceo\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:20:10","slug":"blame-gfa-for-match-manipulation-kotoko-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/19\/blame-gfa-for-match-manipulation-kotoko-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Blame GFA for match manipulation &#8211; Kotoko CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-07-22-at-15.50.38-696x522.jpeg\"   alt=\"Nana Yaw Amponsah\" title=\"Nana Yaw Amponsah\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nana Yaw Amponsah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nana Yaw Amponsah has blamed the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for creating the environment for match-fixing.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come after the country\u2019s football governing announced that the Porcupine Warriors\u2019 away game against AshantiGold SC has been postponed due to security reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko were to honor their matchday 29 game against the Miners at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium today Thursday May 19, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Yaw Amponsah speaking to Kotoko supporters via Twitter Space on Thursday morning expressed his frustration and accused the leadership of letting the guards down.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the FA must be blamed for match manipulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing of the decision [punishing AshGold for match-fixing] is so wrong. They (GFA) have created an environment for more manipulations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>AshGold has been demoted to Division Two with a heavy fine after being found guilty of match-fixing against Inter Allies in their matchday 34 tie during the 2020\/21 game. The sanction is expected to take effect next season.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Yaw Amponsah added that, the games against AshGold must be honored as the Miners will have no impact on deciding the winners of this season\u2019s Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy can\u2019t adequate security be provided in Obuasi? Are we saying that after Sunday matches, the next [home] match of AshGold will be postponed too? Until Kotoko and AshantiGold play their game, no other match will be played and we are writing to the GFA to insist on it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matches remaining for AshantiGold have a bearing on who becomes champions and gets relegated,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko sit top of the league log with 56 points after 28 matches played.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"pAfcJD0IayI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Women&#039;s Fashion: Reinventing &quot;Puff&quot; Fashion 101 (19-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAfcJD0IayI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nana Yaw Amponsah Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nana Yaw Amponsah has blamed the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for creating the environment for match-fixing. His comments come after the country\u2019s football governing announced that the Porcupine Warriors\u2019 away game against AshantiGold SC has been postponed due to security reasons. 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