Ghanaian referee Isaac Osei, two Berekum Chelsea players caught having Ghana Premier League betting slips on their mobile phones

Two footballers of Berekum Chelsea and a match official have been caught with Ghana Premier League betting history on their mobile phones by FIFA/CAF integrity team.

Ghanaian referee Isaac Osei was among the referees whose mobile phones were checked by the integrity team from FIFA, CAF and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) over the increase of match-fixing and betting in Ghana football.

Upon further interrogations, Osei is reported to have revealed that he is not the only Ghanaian referee who is involved in football betting and further added that even Ghanaian football administrators are also part.

It will be recalled that referee Osei was suspended for the rest of the season three weeks ago after he was found guilty of failing to award Legon Cities an obvious penalty against Berekum Chelsea.

“The GFA Match Review Panel has been suspended Referee Isaac Osei for erring in the decision not to award a penalty in favour of Legon Cities FC in their Ghana Premier League Matchweek 24 Berekum Chelsea FC,” a GFA statement read.

Kickgh.com’s sources at the Ghana Football Association (GFA) reveals that that betting slips on Ghana Premier League matches were found on referee Isaac Osei’s mobile phone.

He has been suspended indefinitely by the country’s football governing body to assist the FIFA, CAF and GFA integrity team with investigations.

Also, two players of Ghana Premier League side Berekum Chelsea (names withheld) have also been suspended indefinitely by the club after being caught with betting slips related to the Premier League League on their phones.

Kickgh.com can exclusively reveal that series of Ghana Premier League betting slips were found on the mobile phones of the two players after the FIFA, CAF and GFA integrity team raided the camp of Berekum Chelsea ahead of their Ghana Premier League match-week 28 game against Great Olympics in Accra last Friday.

Official of Berekum Chelsea, Fredua Christopher confirmed in an exclusive interview with Kickgh.com stated that their camping base in Accra was raided by the FIFA, CAF and GFA integrity team ahead of their Ghana Premier League game against Great Olympics.

“It is true that our camp was raided by FIFA, CAF and GFA integrity team ahead of Great Olympics and Chelsea game and they claimed two of our players had betting slips relating to some Ghana Premier League matches on their phones,” Fredua Christopher told Kickgh

“We at Berekum Chelsea will comply to any directives from the Ghana Football Association and such acts can’t be condone. We’ll not shield any player(s)” he concluded.

The action of seizing and scrutinizing mobile phones of Ghana Premier League players and match officials comes as a result of the alleged increase of match fixing and betting in the top-flight and they checked the devices to see if they had placed a bet or engaged in conversations that suggested the game was manipulated.

Following the pending match fixing case involving Ashanti Gold and Inter Allies, the Ghana Football Association has doubled their efforts since some club officials, players, referees and other betting syndicates are allegedly influencing outcomes of some Premier League games.

-Kickgh.com