Match fixing:Coach James Kuuku Dadzie faces GFA charges

  The Head Coach of Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs, James Kuuku Dadzie, has been ordered by the Compliance and Integrity officer of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to provide all relevant information and evidence to an allegation he made that King Faisal played a fixed match against Asante Kotoko on match day 32 of the Ghana Premier League at the Len Clay Stadium.

A statement issued  by the Communication Directorate of the GFA warned that the failure of Dadzie to respond to the query by the close of day on Thursday, July 8, 2021 would attract charges of bringing the game into disrepute and tarnishing the image of Asante Kotoko SC, King Faisal Babes FC and the Ghanaian game.

The former  Kotoko and Ghana defender was said to have made the allegations on Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM after the local derby involving the two Kumasi-based Premier League clubs.

Per the provisions of the GFA Disciplinary Code and Code of Ethics, Dadzie has a duty to disclose or provide such information to the association to deal with it.

“The Compliance and Integrity officer of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken notice of a statement made by Ebusua Dwarfs Coach, James Kuuku Dadzie, alleging that King Faisal played a fixed match against Asante Kotoko on match day 32 of the Ghana Premier League.

“Kuuku Dadzie, therefore, has by close of business on Thursday, July 8 to provide the Integrity and Compliance officer with all relevant information and/or evidence required of him through the email: [email protected] or call/whatsapp 0593 371735. He can also submit written evidence and present to the office of the General Secretary in Accra,” the statement explained.

It will be recalled that the GFA and FIFA organised integrity training for clubs in January as part of efforts to protect the integrity of our matches and competitions.

The training was to create awareness of match fixing, sanctions available to individuals who fixed matches and also mechanisms available to report all unethical conducts to the integrity officer of the GFA.

The statement said, “It is, therefore, unacceptable for a coach of his standard to make such an unguarded statement in the media space rather than using the internal mechanisms of the GFA.”

According to the statement, “the GFA is also working with the security services to arrest anyone who claims to have information about match fixing yet refuses to report to the appropriate quarters to deal with it and/or take action”.