Okwawu United F.C.

Okwahu United is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Nkawkaw, Eastern Region. They are competing in the Poly Tank Division One League. Their home stadium is Nkawkaw Stadium.

Okwawu United F.C.
Okwawu United logo
GroundNkawkaw Sports Stadium, Nkawkaw Park
OwnerBryan Acheampong
WebsiteClub website

History

Bryan Acheampong bought the club in 2016.[1]

Match Fixing Scandal

Okwahu was on 11 April 2007 demoted to Ghana Division Three League, fined 50 million cedis while 11 of the team's players and five technical officials were banned for a year for playing a fix game against Nania F.C. in a Poly Tank Division One League Zone 3 match played in March 2007. Okwawu lost the game 0-31.

The Board Secretary told the GNA Sports after the verdict that "Even though I must admit we had a fair hearing, I find the decision too harsh.

"Rules are rules and it is for this reason that I feel we should rather have been demoted to Ghana Division Two League and not Division Three League.

"I feel the DC should have followed the Italian example where Juventus was sent only a step down in a match-fixing scandal. "To have fined us 50 million cedis is also outrageous."

The Club and officials have 72 hours to appeal against the decision.

Nyarko said his management will decide on whether to appeal or not in the next few hours.

Eleven Okwahu players and five technical officials were also banned from engaging in any match organized or sanctioned by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for a period of one year in accordance with Article 35 (5) and as set out under article 39 (3) (4) of the GFA Status with effect from the end of the current season.[2]

Performance in CAF competitions
  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
1987 - Second Round
2001 - withdrew in First Round

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  GHA Kwabena Boateng
—  GHA David Mensah
—  GHA Daniel Akuoko
—  GHA Kwame Antwi
—  GHA Richard Mireku
—  GHA Frank Turkson
—  GHA Francis Kumi
—  GHA Bismak Agyiri
—  GHA Francis Cudjoe
—  GHA Emmanuel Odoi
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  GHA Kofi Owusu
—  GHA Godspower Igbah
—  GHA Thomas Ackah
—  GHA Adolf Gyimah
—  GHA Fatawu Alhassan
—  GHA Awudu Adama
—  GHA Joseph Aryeetey
—  GHA Kwame Antwi
—  GHA Peter Aryinator
—  GHA Akwasi Boakye

Staff
  • Chairman: Alhaji Sulley
  • General Manager: John Amponsah
  • Director of Sports: Atta Kakra
  • Team Chef: Nii Welbeck
  • Head Coach: Adolf Adu Botwe
  • Assistant Coach: John Labah

Former coaches
  • Sam Arday
  • Emmanuel Akwasi Afranie
  • Francis Oti Akenteng
  • Nii Adu Sackey
  • Herbert Addo
  • Nana Kwaku Agyemang
  • Osei Kofi
  • Jones Attuquafio

References
  1. "Bryan Acheampong purchases Okwawu United". News Ghana. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. "Four charged with match-fixing". ghanafa.org. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
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