Barrack Young Controllers (BYC) President, Prof Sekou Konneh, has debunked claims that his club paid a bribe to Kotoko goalkeeper, Abdoulaye Soulama to help the Liberians qualify to the next round of the CAF Champions League.
BYC inflicted a shocking 1-0 win on Kotoko at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia on Sunday and advanced to the next stage on the away goals rule after a 2-2 aggregate scoreline.
The Porcupine Warriorsďż˝ elimination has been rocked by allegations of bribery against Burkinabe goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye who has been accused of taking a bribe of $3000 to throw the match away.
But BYC boss Sekou Konneh has quickly rubbished those claims saying Kotoko must rather blame themselves for playing poorly, and advised the club�s supporters to stop making such claims.
�I�m very disappointed to hear this news coming from Ghanaians, Konneh told Hot FM.
�Ghanaians are too intelligent to come up with these false claims.�
�I didn�t expect this from Ghanaians. At what point in time will I meet the goalkeeper (Soulama) when he is stacked to his team. Did we meet or talk to him at the airport or their hotel or where?�
�It is outrageous that we didn�t bribe a referee but rather a player. Kotoko didn�t play a good game in Liberia. They played better in Kumasi but were poor in Liberia. They deserved to lose.�
The last time Kotoko played in the league stage of the CAF Champions League was in 2006 but the team could not reach the last four of the competition.
Source: ghanasportsonline.com
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