Hearts great Lamptey accuses club of bribery in 1971 triumph

Posted On Saturday, 26th January 2013

Peter Lamptey claims Hearts bought their victory in 1971 league

By Akyereko Frimpong Manson

Hearts of Oak legend Peter Lamptey has revealed the Rainbow club played a match of convenience with Great Olympics in the last game of the season to win the 1971 league title.

Hearts defeated Great Olympics 5-3 in the last game of the 1971 Ghanaian Premier League season to win the league title.

They were chasing after just their third league title since 1958 and had big rivals Asante Kotoko with just a point shy of their 43 in second place.

And a slip against Olympics at the Accra Sports Stadium and a Kotoko win at Susubiribi could dash their dreams.

Lamptey who became the first player to win the golden shoe award in the Ghanaian Premier League in 1973 with 21 goals a seasons after joining Hearts from Olympics, claims Hearts negotiated the outcome of the game with Olympics officials.

“Hearts knew defeat against Olympics could cost them the title so they came to Olympics officials to negotiate the game,” he told Asempa FM’s Cobby Jones.

“I heard about it and didn’t want to feature in the game but Olympics officials tricked me by asking me to go home and bring my other boot.

“When I came back, they had already done what they wanted to do.

“We went into the game and the Olympics keeper allowed in three cheap goals and I equalised all three goals and when they got to find out I wasn’t happy with the game, the coach replaced me.

The Ghana Football Association could institute an investigation into the claims made by the former Black Stars striker.

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READERS COMMENTS

Fresher says:

January 26, 2013 at 6:53 pm

well, well, from the horse’s

own mouth. @ KT- what is your reaction to these unquestionable revelation from this honestly impeachable witness and a confessor?

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Ike says:

January 26, 2013 at 8:48 pm

And so should they also investigate the 2003 league title won by asante kotoko as we all also bear witness to what the then coach razak said after the season claiming they 21 matches when asked to make account of the money given them.Ghanasoccernet is a kotoko family so kindly do that also for as!!!

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Fresher says:

January 26, 2013 at 9:51 pm

kotoko can also be investig

ated for that, but Razaq did not say anything with regards to matches of convenience. Hearts of Oaks and Accra Great Olympics Played a similar match of convenience in 1997 and that match should also be looked at.

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KT says:

January 26, 2013 at 10:26 pm

Fresher, I wouldn’t doubt the story at all, because a similar thing happened in 2008/2009,(I stand to be corrected) the last time Hearts won the title. But Lamptey is speaking as Olympics player then, not as part of Hearts. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t doubt it. But I think one fixed match is better than 21 out of 30.

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Sami says:

January 27, 2013 at 7:41 am

Oh really! Wish both will be relegated to Div 3 if confirmed.

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Tanko says:

January 27, 2013 at 10:34 am

If the Nyantakyi’s GFA fail to take on this humble revelation, then that explains that the corruption they have been accused of stands very much to be true

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KT says:

January 27, 2013 at 11:08 am

I dont think there are any concrete evidence for GFA to stand on in these issues, especially those matches of convenience. However with those ones clubs pay for or budget for, as revealed by Rev. Osei Kofi, it can be looked into to some extent. Nevertheless, if there is proof of veracity, the FA must take any club on, especially the 21 out of 30.

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nana kwame says:

January 27, 2013 at 5:09 pm

oh phobia now look at where u are thiefs.

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Devildog6773 says:

January 28, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Nana Yaw, please don’t just the gun yet. There are more revealing statements on its way here by some of the old players that feels neglected by their previous employers. Please get pail of water and wait till its your turn.

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Devildog6773 says:

January 28, 2013 at 2:31 pm

Nana Kwame, please don’t jump the gun yet. There are more revealing statements on its way here by some of the old players that are bitter for the feeling of neglect by their previous employers. Please fetch a pail of water and wait till its your turn of the proverbial fire.****

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