Asante Kotoko has released a statement lending support to midfielder Richmond Lamptey who has been banned from all football activities for 30 months for his involvement in match manipulation at his former club Inter Allies.
The club stated that they have been supporting the player through the prosecution process and will continue to support the player till the end.
Full Statement:
The attention of the Club has been drawn to a decision of the disciplinary committee of the Ghana Football association banning its player, Richmond Lamptey for a period of thirty (30) months. The alleged misconduct of the player is said to have occurred at the time he played for Inter Allies FC.
The Player was charged by the GFA at the beginning of the 2021/2022 football season, at a time the Club had signed on the Player. The Club supported the Player through the prosecution process and would continue to lend its support to the Player at this time until finality is brought to the matter.
