The Miners top chief insists his detractors only want to soil his name with match fixing allegations
Ashanti Gold president Dr. Kwaku Frimpong has rejected claims that he was involved in a match fixing scandal last season in Ghana Premier League.
The businessman cum medical practitioner insists a section of the people in the football circle have only decided destroy his hard earned reputation.
Although, he has been charged with three counts together with his son who happens to be the club’s chief executive officer,
“We have not done anything bad because we always beat people 4-0, 5-0 or 5-4,” Ashanti Gold president Kwaku Frimpong told BBC Sport Africa.
“We beat them five and their defender [Musah] scored two himself. I think they have to put the blame on the guy who scored himself because it’s unprecedented.
“So why do we have to blame Ashanti Gold? This is jealousy and they just want to destroy my name. I have not talked to any president or any club. We have done nothing.”
Ghana’s football association (GFA) will adjudicate the cases after requesting statements of defence, all of which are expected to have been received by Monday 27 September
“Our football has been attacked by faceless cowards,” GFA boss Okraku said last month. “It is my responsibility and that of the executive council to defend the passion of the nation.
“Everybody who has played a part [in match-fixing relating to betting] will face it.”
Kweku Frimpong and his son have submitted their defence through their lawyers and are now waiting for the final verdicts from Ghana Football Association’s disciplinary committee.