Okwawu United S.C.

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Okwahu United is an Ghanaian professional football club based in Nkawkaw, Eastern Region. They are a competing in the Poly Tank Division One League. Their home stadium is Nkawkaw Stadium.

History

Match Fixing Scandal

Okwahu was on 11 April 2007 demoted to Ghana Division Three League, fined 50 million cedis while 11 of the team's players and five technical officials were banned for a year for playing a fix game against Nania F.C. in a Poly Tank Division One League Zone 3 match played in March 2007. Okwawu lost the game 0-31.

The Board Secretary told the GNA Sports after the verdict that "Even though I must admit we had a fair hearing, I find the decision too harsh.

"Rules are rules and it is for this reason that I feel we should rather have been demoted to Ghana Division Two League and not Division Three League.

"I feel the DC should have followed the Italian example where Juventus was sent only a step down in a match-fixing scandal. "To have fined us 50 million cedis is also outrageous."

The Club and officials have 72 hours to appeal against the decision.

Nyarko said his management will decide on whether to appeal or not in the next few hours.

Eleven Okwahu players and five technical officials were also banned from engaging in any match organized or sanctioned by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for a period of one year in accordance with Article 35 (5) and as set out under article 39 (3) (4) of the GFA Status with effect from the end of the current season.[1]

Performance in CAF competitions

1987 - Second Round
2001 - withdrew in First Round

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— Ghana GHA Kwabena Boateng
— Ghana GHA David Mensah
— Ghana GHA Daniel Akuoko
— Ghana GHA Kwame Antwi
— Ghana GHA Richard Mireku
— Ghana GHA Frank Turkson
— Ghana GHA Francis Kumi
— Ghana GHA Bismak Agyiri
— Ghana GHA Francis Cudjoe
— Ghana GHA Emmanuel Odoi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— Ghana GHA Kofi Owusu
— Ghana GHA Godspower Igbah
— Ghana GHA Thomas Ackah
— Ghana GHA Adolf Gyimah
— Ghana GHA Fatawu Alhassan
— Ghana GHA Awudu Adama
— Ghana GHA Joseph Aryeetey
— Ghana GHA Kwame Antwi
— Ghana GHA Peter Aryinator
— Ghana GHA Akwasi Boakye

Staff

Former coaches

  • Sam Arday
  • Emmanuel A. Afranie
  • Francis Oti Akenteng
  • Nii Adu Sackey
  • Herbert Addo
  • Nana Kwaku Agyemang
  • Osei Kofi
  • Jones Attuquafio

References

  1. ^ "Four charged with match-fixing". ghanafa.org. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.


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