{"id":87865,"date":"2023-07-31T08:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/31\/i-was-disappointed-in-gfas-decision-to-suspend-players\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T08:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:15:16","slug":"i-was-disappointed-in-gfas-decision-to-suspend-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/31\/i-was-disappointed-in-gfas-decision-to-suspend-players\/","title":{"rendered":"I was disappointed in GFA’s decision to suspend players"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amos Addae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Former AshantiGold SC player, Amos Addae, says he was disappointed in the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for initially suspending players allegedly involved in match-fixing.<\/p>\n

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last week overturned all punishments\u00a0imposed on the players\u00a0by the GFA.<\/p>\n

Some 21 players were sanctioned by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana FA as they were said to have been found guilty of manipulating the results of the match day 34 encounter between Ashgold and Inter Allies, a game that ended 7-0 in favour of the home side two seasons ago.<\/p>\n

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Quizzed\u00a0about how the suspension affected him, Addae who was the\u00a0captain during the alleged match-fixing, said\u00a0he was unhappy about the decision taken by the GFA initially because it affected most players negatively.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sometimes get disappointed at the GFA. Players in the Ghana Premier League are not paid well and suspending the players affected them. How were they going to feed their family?\u201d he told Adom FM.<\/p>\n

He revealed that he is currently in the United Kingdom trying to start from scratch with the help of his wife.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf not for the help of my wife in the UK, how would I have fed the family? Life here is difficult. The amount of money spent on renting an apartment for a month in the UK can be used at a 5-star hotel in Ghana for seven months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur leaders need to sometimes take their time in taking decisions. One player who was suspended had a contract in Serbia but he came back due to the suspension tag placed on him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Amos Addae played 50 games for AshantiGold SC in the Ghana Premier League and scored nine goals.<\/p>\n

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