AshantiGold intends to appeal the Ghana Football Association's decision to demote the club after the Miners were found guilty of match-fixing with Inter Allies.
The GFA has demoted the two clubs and banned the players who were found guilty of the scheme after nearly a year of investigations into the incident that occurred during the 2021/2022 season.
The decision is effective beginning with the 2023/2022 season.
According to Nana Kyei Manu, a member of AshGold's communications team, the club is stunned by the ruling after they denied all allegations during the interrogation period.
“We denied all allegations of match-fixing when we appeared before the Disciplinary Committee so we were shocked by the ruling,” he told The Times Sports as quoted by GTonline.com.
He also hinted that the club would appeal the decision to the Appeals Committee before proceeding to the Court of Arbitration for Sports if necessary.
“We would possibly go to the Appeals Committee and perhaps the Court for Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in our bid to challenge the decision and stay in the elite competition. But that would be based on directives from our lawyers,” he added.
“I am sure by the end of the month, the lawyers would have studied the ruling and make the right decision on what step to take,” he concluded.