Veteran football administrator Alhaji Karim Grusah has denied labelling ex-international stars Samuel Osei-Kuffour and Sulley Muntari as ingrates.
The King Faisal president is reported to have made the statement in a radio interview on the death of ex-Ghana striker Opoku Afriyie, who also played for his club.
Quotes attributed to him extolled Afriyie was his generosity and then mentioned Kuffour and Muntari for their tightfistedness.
But a statement released by his club on Thursday clarified the issue:
''We have noted with dismay a news carried by Asempafmonline.com and other news portals, that suggests that Alhaji Grusah as the President of King Faisal FC, tagged Samuel Osei Kuffour and Sulley Muntari as 'ungrateful'.
''The Communication Department of the team would like to emphatically state that the story is palpably spurious, farcical and entirely antithetical to our President’s religious, moral and professional beliefs.
''The impression is calculated to cause embarrassment and public ridicule. The President only eulogised the late Opoku Afriyie, whom he had a very close relationship with but never downplayed the efforts and contribution of the former players of the club.
''We urge the public to disregard this story, borne out of mischief and lies, intended to cause disaffection.
''Alhaji Grusah remains and will forever remain indebted to Samuel Osei Kuffour and the other former players of the club for championing the cause of the club.''