The Adaklu District Basic Schools inter circuit under-13 boys’ soccer tournament ended abruptly on Friday.
This is due to age cheating by some competing circuits.
A Circuit Sports Committee Secretary who spoke to the Ghana News Agency, demanding strict anonymity alleged that officials of some participating teams collected Health Insurance Cards of junior brothers of their players to make them eligible to play.
He continued that though the Health Insurance Cards made them eligible to play, their physical features aroused the suspicion of officials of other circuits who protested fervently.
The secretary noted that the situation nearly degenerated into verbal attacks and total chaos which nearly resulted in fisticuffs.
He described the situation as very shameful.
“The District Sports Committee stopped the tournament to save life and property,” he stated.
The secretary noted that, in the match between Adaklu Kodzobi circuit and Adaklu Abuadi circuit which Abuadi won 3 – 0, he protested six players from Abuadi circuit.
He stated that after investigations by the District Sports Committee, two of the players were found to be overaged and Abuadi circuit was fined GHS200.
The secretary intimated that sadly “these players were allowed to play in other matches.”
Another official who mentioned his name only as James also told the GNA that the behaviour of these officials who were also teachers had tarnished the image and integrity of the district.
He said as the tournament was truncated, he wondered how a selection would be made to get quality players to represent the district at the inter district under-13 tournament.
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