GFA President Kurt Okraku has delivered a powerful warning to betting firms in Ghana, declaring that none have been licensed to offer betting odds for Ghana Premier League (GPL) matches.
Mr Okraku warned that the GFA’s authorized workforce will quickly take motion towards firms that persist in providing GPL matches for betting, in a bid to deal with match-fixing issues that plagued the league final season because of questionable match outcomes.
This decisive transfer goals to curb unauthorized betting on GPL matches and restore integrity to the league.
Talking on the thirtieth Strange Congress in Prampram, Okraku mentioned, “We have now not licensed any betting firm to take odds on our video games.”
“We’re going to empower our authorized division to confront this concern head-on. It isn’t okay for betting firms to feed on our soccer.”
The GFA President, Kurt Okraku, emphasised that the affiliation is prepared to collaborate with betting firms, however provided that they adhere to the required rules and procure correct authorization earlier than together with GPL matches of their betting markets.
Okraku’s administration has taken a agency stance towards match-fixing, as demonstrated by the demotion of Inter Allies and the indefinite suspension of AshantiGold, each of which had been concerned in match manipulation.
The thirtieth Strange Congress not solely addressed this concern but in addition marked the start of the countdown to the brand new Ghana Premier League season, set to kick off on September 6.