A Ghanaian soccer participant who was hailed as a hero in July for taking a unilateral standstill against match-fixing has at present been charged with match-fixing.
Inter Allies’ guardian Hashmin Musah scored ii measured possess goals during his team’s 7-0 drubbing past Ashanti Gold inward Ghana’s top-tier soccer league.
Video footage from the freaky pair went viral and was reported by media crosswise the globe, patch Musah was lauded for on the face of it disrupting an alleged plot of ground to rig the game.
With 12 proceedings left hand to recreate and the nock at 5-0 to Ashanti Gold, Musah scored twice in his have net inwards the place of IV minutes.
Lame Duck
Post-match, he claimed his actions had foiled a confederacy among players inward both teams who had pre-arranged the scoreline at 5-1 for the benefit of a shadowy gambling syndicate.
It was the final gamey of the season – a lame duck that was ripe for the set because the result would not significantly spay the finishing positions of the teams. Inter Allies was merchantman of the conference and had already been relegated. Ashanti Gold was secondly but mathematically could not haul leader capital of Ghana Hearts of Oak.
I heard it inward our hotel that a wager had been made for a correct scoreline of 5 goals to 1 against my lodge Inter Allies,” the participant told Ghanian media. “I decided to spoilation that play because i don’t condone betting.
“After the game, my expert squad commended me for spoiling the play they had staked,” he claimed. “I promised my private instructor that if he allows me to swordplay from the bench, I testament spoiling the bet. And after the game, my squad congratulated me.”
His team up later officially condemned his actions.
Eighteen Players Charged
But now Musah faces a potentiality life-time censor from the sport. He is i of 18 players and sextet officials crossways both teams to live charged with a change of offenses. That’s next an investigating past the Gold Coast Football Association (GFA). Charges include match-fixing and bringing the gamey into disrepute.
Also in live H2O are Inter Allies’ chief handler and chairman of Ashanti Gold, Kwaku Frimpong.
Frimpong told BBC Sport Africa he believes the charge lies with the rapscallion Allies defender instead than his team, adding that crazy scorelines were non unusual for Ashanti Gold.
We get non through anything spoiled because we always thump people 4-0, 5-0 or 5-4,” he explained. “We beat out them fin and their withstander scored ii himself. i imagine they experience to put the find fault on the guy cable who scored himself, because it’s unprecedented.
“So wherefore perform we get to rap Ashanti Gold? This is jealousy and they simply require to destroy my name. i hold not talked to any chairperson or any club. We get done nothing.”
A 2018 documentary film past the journalist genus Anas Aremeyaw genus Anas revealed widespread subversion inward Ghanian soccer. Anas concerned an sinful 77 Ghanese referees and 14 GFA officials inwards various acts of corruption, leading to widespread dismissals.