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Increase of betting companies affecting Ghana football negatively - Ex-Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye

Football News Increase of betting companies affecting Ghana football negatively - Ex-Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye
MAY 27, 2022 LISTEN

Former Youth and Sports Minsiter, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye beleives the increase of betting companies in Ghana is having a negative effect on football in the country.

The Ghana Premier League has dominated the headlines for wrong reasons due to match-fixing allegations.

Ashantigold and Inter Allies have been demoted to Division Two by the Ghana Football Association's Disciplinary Committee after both clubs were found guilty of enaging in match fixing.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Nii Lante Vanderpuye blamed the numerous betting companies in the country for destroying the image of Ghana Football.

“Effects of betting on our game is not something that we can just talk about and let go. In fact, it defeats the principle of fair play as instituted by the whole world or especially football,” he said.

“The advent of betting companies into our with the demise of our own Ghana football doctrine spell the beginning of the integrity of the game. These betting companies are coming with the disguise of supporting our clubs with their so-called financing but they’re only making money out of our football and making our game very dirty.

“What happened in that match between AshantiGold and Inter Allies is not out of the ordinary. It’s happened in so many instances, it’s just the case that this particular one [got the attention].

“It’s affecting our game and today it’s gotten to the level whereby these people because they use systems that are able to put data together, before the commencement of the match, they know the number of people who have put a bet on a particular club.

“So they have agents at the stadium, influence clubs, match officials, and individual players to take the result around so that they [the betting companies] will make more money and turn round and give some to the clubs as sponsorship. It is very important we take a look at it because this could lead even to influencing the result of our national team matches.”

Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah
Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah

Sports JournalistPage: SamuelEkowAmoasiAppiah

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