The Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) Prosecutor has charged Inter Allies defender, Hasmin Musah and three others on various counts of misconduct for facilitating and participating in a match of convenience in the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Week 34 match between Ashantigold and Inter Allies at the Len Clay Stadium on July 17, 2021.
The match ended 5-1 in favour of AshantiGold where Musah admitted he deliberately scored an own goal to avert an alleged match-fixing.
The defender was charged on four counts of misconduct for breaching Article 34(12), Article 34(5)(a), Article 34(6)(d) of the GFA Premier League Regulations and Article 11(2)(d) of the GFA Disciplinary Code.
The other players are, Danso Wiredu Mensah of Inter Allies FC and Seth Osei of Ashantigold have also been charged for violating Article 34(5)(a) of the GFA Premier League Regulations in respect of the match between their two clubs.
The GFA Prosecutor also charged Samed Mohammed of Ashantigold SC on three counts of misconduct for a violation of Article 12(1)(b) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Article 34(6)(d) and Article 34(5)(a) of the GFA Premier League regulations.
The GFA Prosecutor also charged the Head Coach of Inter Allies FC Felix Aboagye, Team Manager of Inter Allies FC Ruben Adjetey and a Club Official Joseph Boye Markwei for violating Article 11(2)(d) of the GFA Disciplinary Code and Article 34(5)(a) of the GFA Premier League regulations.
The culprits are expected to submit their Statements of Defence to the charges on or before Friday, September 24 after which the GFA Disciplinary Committee would adjudicate their cases respectively.
