Acheampong denies receiving $20,000 from Ransford Osei for Black Stars call up
Frederick Acheampong, a member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council (EXCO), has vehemently refuted allegations made by former Kumasi Asante Kotoko striker Ransford Osei.
The accusations suggest that Mr Acheampong accepted a bribe to facilitate Osei’s inclusion in the Black Stars’ 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.
In an official statement issued in response to Mr Osei’s claims, Mr Acheampong expressed deep shock and surprise at the allegations.
He categorically dismissed the accusations as “ridiculous” and asserted his intention to employ all legal means, including the law courts, to clear his name.
Mr Acheampong clarified that his professional interactions with Mr Osei, during his tenure as Marketing and Communications Director for Kessben when Osei played for the club, were conducted with utmost professionalism.
Mr Osei, a 32-year-old former footballer, played for Kessben from 2005 to 2008 and later for Lithuanian side Palanga from 2018 to 2019.
He is notably remembered for his participation in the Ghana Under 17 side that secured a fourth-place finish in the 2007 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in South Korea, where he emerged as the second-highest top scorer in the competition.
Mr Osei was also part of the Ghana Under 20 squad that clinched victory in the 2009 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Egypt.
