The President of Bechem United, Kingsley Owusu Achau, has implored the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to implement a ban on sports betting within the Ghana Premier League. Owusu Achau posits that such a measure would serve to eradicate the issue of match-fixing, which has been a persistent problem for the league in recent years. In […]
Ghana international Alexander Djiku has had his ban for breaking betting regulations in France lightened. On December 19, the RC Strasbourg centre-back received a one-match suspension after investigations by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) established that he and 75 other players, coaches and team officials had been involved in betting during the 2020/21 season. Specifically, […]
Nicholas Opoku, who was expelled last week for a reckless tackle during Amiens SC’s victory over Dijon, got a three-match suspension following Ligue 2 disciplinary committee’s review of the incident. Philippe Hinschberger feels that imposing the right punishment, has taught his defender a lesson. He also said he has spoken to Opoku about making reckless […]
I don’t know what else to do – Jesse Marsch on VAR ‘frustration’ Leeds boss Jesse Marsch has been banned from the touchline for one game by the Football Association for his behaviour during his side’s defeat by Brentford. The American was infuriated after Leeds were denied a penalty on 3 September. Marsch was sent […]
The under-17 Women’s World Cup will go ahead in India from 11 October after world governing body Fifa lifted a suspension on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday. The AIFF had been plagued by governance issues, and was subsequently suspended on 19 August by Fifa “due to undue influence from third parties” – […]
Forward Emmanuel Yeboah has been handed a two game ban and fined 3000 Romania Leu after seeing red in CFR Cluj’s game against Chindia Targoviste. The 20-year-old forward was sent off in the 66th minute of the 2-0 win against Targosviste. Yeboah scored a sensational bicycle kick before he was red carded. He was punished […]
Former Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao has been handed a one-match ban and an €850 fine — a year after he retired from football to pursue a career as a fisherman. Coentrao, 34, received the punishment from the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) for “insults and reputational offences” while playing for Rio Ave in a heated […]
Black Stars goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi has been handed a three game ban after seeing red in St Gallen’s game against FC Zurich. The Ghana goalkeeper kicked Zurich forward Petar Pusic in the final minutes of the game and had to be shown his marching orders. The Swiss Football Association released their verdict after reviewing […]
The Court of Arbitration for Sports has lifted the ban on the 21 players involved in the match-fixing scandal between Ashantigold and Inter Allies. The players have been cleared to play temporarily until the full merits of the case id determined. This means, the affected players can register and play for their respective clubs as […]
The Confederations of African Football (CAS) has reportedly lifted ban on all the 21 players involved in the Ashantigold and Inter Allies match-fixing scandal. Last season’s Ghana Premier League between the two sides was fixed, according to the Disciplinary Committee. Ashgold won the game 7-0, with an Inter Allies player scoring two own goals on […]
