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Sports Features of Tuesday, 29 May 2007

Source: Antw, Ransford

Nania FC Getting Preferential Treatment?

As the Ghana Football Association(GFA) decides the fate of Abedi Pele's Nania FC, Okwahu United, Mighty Jets and Mariners for their allegedly indulging in match-fixing, Mr.Ransford Antwi, Director of SpaceFm, a Sunyani-based radio Station, and a former Management member of BA United FC submits to the football fraternity the FA's ruling in 1989, in a case involving the one-time Apostles of Power Soccer.

It is important to bring to the fore, the fact that, in the said case, no member of the then BA United team was invited to the FA to appear before the FA.

I hope this is useful for the sake of Ghana Soccer

SANCTIONS FOR ENGARGING IN FIXED MATCHES

In reference to our letter No.GFA/42 dated 1St March, 1989 concerning the above issue, the GFA after further investigations, has decided as follows:

1. that all the team officials of your club who were allowed on the reserved bench in the Sunyani league centre during the match are banned for one year with immediate effect from transferring to other clubs;

2. that all the 16(sixteen) players of your club whose names appeared on the team sheet for the match in question are also banned for one year from signing on for new clubs either locally or internationally.

For the avoidance of doubt we give hereunder the names of your players and officials concerned:

PLAYERS

1. Mohammed 9.Fusieni Suleimana 2. Kwao Nannor 10.Joe Oboshie 3. Simon Baffoe 11.Stephen Asante 4. Anthony Awuah 12.Parku Seidu 5. Alex Kyeremteng 13.Adabo Enyan 6. Kwame Asare 14.Carlos Mensah 7. Kofi Berchie 15.Justice Amoako 8. Mohammed Seidu 16.chisco Abdulai

OFFICIALS

1. Osei Tutu -Team Manager 2. Kofi Abdallah -Coach 3. A Asante -Coach 4. Dumfe Oppong -Asst. Team Manager 5. Robert Otu -Masseur.

For: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY (G.B. AWUAKYE)

THE CHAIRMAN,

B.A. UNITED F/C.,

SUNYANI.

Cc: The R.S.O. - Sunyani. The Chairman, RFA – Sunyani The Chairman, OGLCA. The Ag. Chief Executive, Nation Sports Council, Accra