GFA and Interpol join forces in a bid to fight match-fixing

Ghana Football Association joins Interpol, the worldwide police agency to rid the sport of match-fixing and uphold the integrity of the game.

Director of Interpol in Ghana, Superintendent Edward Tabiri met with the sport body's Security Committee Chairman, Nicholas Owusu to identify strategies aimed at eradicating the problem.

The meeting was to ensure that team owners, Chief executives, Club captains, Match Commissioners and all other stakeholders who have the ability to influence the outcome of football matches, will help uphold the integrity of the game.

Superintendent Tabiri, said this meeting is in line with FIFA's pledge to eliminate match-fixing in all federations and preserve the sanctity of the sport.

The Security Committee of the GFA has initiated plans to organize a seminar that will bring all stakeholders together in the fight against this problem.

“We will be bringing all stakeholders together to discuss issues in relation to match fixing in our game and how we can come up with practical ways of avoiding this,” Nicholas Owusu said.

The Director of Interpol also indicated that FIFA is ready to finance this proposed seminar and similar programs to achieve its aims.

Already FIFA is working with Interpol in a global match-fixing drive to check the practice.