Sports News of Tuesday, 10 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Ashtantigold have been named in a match-fixing scandal• The team lost their FA Cup final match to Hearts of Oak• However, their goalkeeper said the scandal has not affected the teamAshtantigold goalkeeper, Kofi Mensah has revealed that the widely reported betting allegation against his side did not affect the players going into the MTN FA Cup final. Ashtantigold are under investigation following their suspicious 7-0 win over Inter Allies in the final game of the just ended Ghana Premier League season. Despite that allegation, Ashantigold managed to seal a final berth in the MTN FA Cup where they lost on penalty shootouts to the Ghana Premier League Champions Hearts of Oak. In an interview sighted by GhanaWeb, the goalkeeper said, “Going into the game, there was frustration but it didn’t affect Ashgold. We are playing good football so that issue didn’t affect Ashgold.”“Oh it’s not true,” Kofi Mensah said when he was asked if Ashantigold were ‘bet masters’ as perceived by people.

Source: GhanaWeb August 10, 2021 12:56 UTC