Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club has expressed concern over the unauthorised use of imposters posing as club officials in the Anas Expose aired in Accra on Wednesday 6th June, 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Tiger Eye PI, an investigative outfit led by Anas Aremeyaw Anas has through a recorded video uncovered massive rots and fraudulent activities in the Ghana Premier League involving clubs, officials and management members caught on camera taking bribes to sway outcome of football matches in favour of Accra Hearts of Oak in some matches.
A release copied to GNA Sports signed by Accra Hearts of Oak Chief Executive Officer Mr Mark Noonan noted that the club was pleased and not surprised that no official of the club was implicated in the video, but expressed concern about usage of the club’s name to achieve a purpose.
“We are deeply disturbed that Accra Hearts of Oak SC was used by actors planted by the production company to serve their purpose and this unauthorised use of imposters posing as club officials is not something we would ever condone and we strongly condemn it”.
According to the release the club has a policy of zero-tolerance in their club’s code of ethics, which all employees, players and coaches sign before joining the phobia family.
“We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to any sort of bribery or match manipulation, anyone violating this policy would have their contract immediately terminated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law”.
Mr Noonan further noted that the club strongly believes in due process and hope that those that have been accused have the opportunity to defend themselves without prejudice.
Source: GNA
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It is out there that the bribery was deliberate and yet this management sits there without doing anything. Anas is in court already following allegations made by Mr K Agyapong to cleanse his image. He's not even had time to publicly apologise for destroying our image. This case also shows that there is no proper monitoring of those in charge of day to day running of Hearts of Oak. The blame should be on the board of directors. This board may have good intention but has clearly demonstrated that it no recipe for a healthier development of the club. We have become very ordinary. Did we give bribe to beat Esperance in Tunisia in year 2000? Did we give bribe to beat Kotoko in Kumasi to win the cup winners cup? What about this struggle by management members to serve on on the executive council of the GFA?. A position in Hearts of Oak is supposed to be Higher than this. How do you voice out against infractions at the GFA if they occur? I will be back.
I dont' know if the powers be gave them the green light and if it so then it is a National Interest, so I am not sure Hearts can sue tiger eye.
Using people or an organization name to trap someone and make money out of that is a crime. Hearts should sue Anas for Damages. Now the whole world knows that the team Phobia is the MOST corrupt team in Ghana if the the world .
Hearts should do the needful by suing Tiger Eye for using the name of phobia to make a documentary and make monies (5000,0000) pounds out of this movie. Hearts of Oak should sue Anas and his Tiger eye just like the way the President of Ghana has reported Nyantakye to the CID police for them to investigate him .
PHOBIA you know now when it comes to FOOTBALL BRIBERY you're NUMBER 1.Bribery has been HEARTS OF OAK trade mark since 1957 and it is that reason why ANAS used PHOBIA.CAF must investigate HEARTS NOW for their so called AFRICAN CUP they won.
expressing ur displeasure is not enough phobia. take this guy and his team to court for using ur name inappropriately like Nana Addo did to Nyantakyi. this is a type example of a "***barred word*** bi nti" money. Anas is a cr1m1nal and it seems like he is making a lot of money so phobia shd go take their own. I will not support u again if u dont sue this guy to clear the name of this club.
Is Phobia giant in CORRUPTION?This is not a JOKE,it is high time Phobia takes TIGER EYE on to clear its NAME.Kotoko beware of PHOBIA.