We don’t fix the matches, we also hear scorelines and we stake some” Referees

Some Ghanaian Referees have given the Ghana Football Association up to Thursday to release the phones of the 4 referees that have been seized by the Interigity team of the Ghana Football Association.

Four referees in the Ghana premier league and the Division one league have had their phones seized after betting slips were found on their phones by the GFA/FIFA integrity team.

The referees however opined that they are not in any way involved in match-fixing despite having betting slips on their phones Kessben Sports is told.

According to them, as stakeholders of the game, prior to games they also hear of the predicted scoreline.

They stressed they have no hand in fixing games and indicated that match-fixing emanates from the club officials who many times have made attempts to compromise with them when they are appointed to officiate games.

Source: kessben sports

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