Communique: Kotoko Writes To Lend Club's Unflinching Support To 30 Months Banned Richmond Lamptey

              Richmond Lamptey

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have issued a short statement in support of their midfielder Richmond Lamptey who has been handed a 30 months ban from all football related activity.

The midfielder played for Inter Allies in the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season before they suffered relegation.

He was part of the Inter Allies side that lost 7-0 in the match day 34 clash against Ashantigold SC at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium.

This follows Inter  Allies' involvement in match fixing in the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League match day 34 game with AshGold SC.

In the said match the miners defeated Inter Allies who at the time had been relegated to the Division One by 7-0.

After the game, then defender of Inter Allies Hashmin Musah who scored two comical own goals revealed in a radio interview that he deliberately scored the two own goals to foil a 5-0 score line he heard before the game .

According to the disciplinary committee they have evoked the powers vested in Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations to hand the Kotoko midfielder a 2years 6month ban from football.

"That Richmond Lamptey of Inter Allies FC is hereby banned for a period of 30 months in accordance with Article 34.5(d)(i) of the Ghana Premier League Regulations".

The decision will take effect from the start of the 2022/23  football season meaning  he can  play for the remainder of the current season for Kotoko.

FULL KOTOKO STATEMENT BELOW:

The attention of the Club has been drawn to a decision of the disciplinary committee of the Ghana Football association banning its player, Richmond Lamptey for a period of thirty (30) months. The alleged misconduct of the player is said to have occurred at the time he played for Inter Allies FC.

The Player was charged by the GFA at the beginning of the 2021/2022 football season, at a time the Club had signed on the Player. The Club supported the Player through the prosecution process and would continue to lend its support to the Player at this time until finality is brought to the matter.