Kofi Agyare in deep waters
Hearts of Oak have imposed and indefinite suspension on defender Kofi Agyare for making unsubstantiated bribery allegations.
The former Berekum Arsenals player alleged last month he was offered a bribe to play it soft against his current team while with Kessben FC.
However after his inability to prove his claim when given the opportunity to defend himself, the club have decided to suspend him indefinitely without pay even after his profuse apologies.
Below is the full statement signed by Hearts’ General Manager Ashford Tettey Oku over Agyare’s suspension.
“Further to principles of natural justice, we did offer you the opportunity on on 27th June, 2012 to confirm or deny allegations you made in sections of the media against the club,” portions of a statement signed by Hearts’ General read.
“Unfortunately after a playback of your voice, you were unable to substantiate allegations of alleged imputation of bribery to you in our match against AshGold on 29th February, 2012 nor identify the Management Member of the club wjo attempted to bribe you when you were with Kessben between 2007/2009.
“Accordingly, we have decided to suspend you indefinitely without salary with immediate effect.
“In addition, you are required to formally render an unqualified apology to the club and its teeming supporters, especially in the same media you used to denigrate the club.”
Phobriiim, dont throw dust in our eyes. Bribing players is all dat u do. Why would i believe otherwise if ur own player substantiates a bribery allegation against u.
Agyare should just have named the person. Well, its understandable though. Whatever it is, our challengers should bring their 4 trophies-a-season…..Hearts is Ghana’s greatest. These things are part of the game. Afterall, a certain club bought matches to win a league. This is the first time such allegations have been made against us publicly,and he didn’t even have proof. All the same, its possible.
A desperate measure taken to solve a deeply desperate situation. Why in the first H of Oaks as a corporate entity didn’t sue Kofi Agyare in a court of competent jurisdiction for dragging the name of the club into disrepute if they infact have a counter claims to his destructive allegations? H of Oaks had already attained the DUBIOUS HONOUR of paying lip service to fair play, this precipitous decision by H of Oaks is a clear case-of-wink-covert sanction that is likely to leave many observers worried, and this suspension flies across the face and will never convince independently discerning expectants like me as to what sort of credible fiercely punitive action H of Oaks would take to save its tattered image brought about by its child since first that allegations of bribery by H of Oaks surfaced some weeks ago. If this is the only action H of Oaks could take, then I have an abiding belief that H of Oaks is indefensible. There are reasonable suspicion that some people have hideously intimidated and threatened Kofi Agyare from revealing more of those ugly stories. I am not surprised that Ashford Tettey Oku issued those “INTIMIDATORY” statement because that is what he is “HIRED” to do.
IF U DEAL WELL WITH HEARTS,HEARTS WILL DEFINITELY DEAL WITH U WELL
Think Agyare wasn’t treated fairly. Trust, there’s no smoke without fire. It’s a fact that ALL clubs do.
@ Laryea-Tema-: I like and respect your intelligent comment here, which are candidly the exact truth of what has been going on in our league. But some guys here are hell bent on doing what they cannot do to spin the minds of some supporters of H of Oaks out of control by MISLEADING them with the belief that so long it is H of Oaks that the allegations were made at, it is not credible or there is nothing wrong with H of oaks doing it, as if it is a “MISSION FROM GOD”, and even try to justify that it is only their perennial rivals that did that some years ago whilst ignoring the fact that their club are the “PIONEERS and MERCHANTS” of appalling anti fair play in the Ghanaian league. H of Oaks have cynically TRAMPLED on laws with IMPUNITY more than any club in this country, we need to comment on topical issues, not those old stories that blind eyes were turned at.
There x a single drop of truth in evry allegation.
agyare didn’t try atall