{"id":1155150,"date":"2022-07-21T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/21\/mother-of-banned-asante-kotoko-midfielder-weeps-on-radio-as-she\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:00:58","slug":"mother-of-banned-asante-kotoko-midfielder-weeps-on-radio-as-she","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/21\/mother-of-banned-asante-kotoko-midfielder-weeps-on-radio-as-she\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother of banned Asante Kotoko midfielder weeps on radio as she"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/maxresdefault-29-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Richmond Lamptey and parents\" title=\"Richmond Lamptey and parents\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richmond Lamptey and parents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Richmond Lamptey\u2019s mother has pleaded with the Ghana Football Association [GFA] to rescind its decision to ban the midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Lamptey, who currently plays for Asante Kotoko, has been\u00a0banned 30 months by the GFA for playing a role in a match-fixing scheme that saw Ashantigold thrash Inter Allies 7-0 at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium in a matchday 34 fixture of the 2020\/21 Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, Lamptey\u2019s mother stated that it\u2019s unfortunate that her son, who had no hand in the fixed match, has been banned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven in the said match, he was substituted before the own goals were scored. I have cried as a result of this. I don\u2019t want him to sit home, he is my only son,\u201d she said while crying on Kumasi based <strong>Oyerepa FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boy who named him often asked my son for money but because he did not give him, he decided to include him,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Lamptey is among seven other players of Inter Allies who have been banned by the Ghana FA for their involvement in the match manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder\u00a0joined the Porcpine Warriors on September 21, 2021, after Inter Allies were relegated to the Division One League.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder had been instrumental since joining the Porcupines and had been part of Kotoko\u2019s campaign to win the Ghana Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Ghana FA has demoted Ghana Premier League side Ashantigold SC and Division One League side, Inter Allies to the Division Two League after being found guilty by the Disciplinary Committee.<\/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=\"DGc7iWZj1cE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam News on Adom TV (21-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DGc7iWZj1cE?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>Richmond Lamptey and parents Richmond Lamptey\u2019s mother has pleaded with the Ghana Football Association [GFA] to rescind its decision to ban the midfielder. 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