BETTING GHANA McDan opts out of sponsoring Ghana Premier League due to ‘too much gambling’ 6 months ago Samuel Post Views: 285 The Executive Chairman of McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley, has said although he has the money to sponsor the Ghana Premier League, he won’t be committing his finances to such a venture. The businessman, who is popularly known as McDan, said he won’t sponsor the Ghanaian league because “the gambling is too much.” Speaking to Accra-based Asempa FM, he explained that match-fixing has been prevalent in the Ghanaian game and is, therefore, killing the reputation of the league. “I can sponsor the Ghana Premier League but the gambling is too much. The match-fixing is collapsing our game. You will watch a game and how a goalkeeper will concede a goal is funny and it is because someone must win a bet,” – McDan said. Match manipulations mar Ghana Premier League In August 2022, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and betPawa signed a three-year contract worth $6 million to be disbursed across the period. This meant the Ghanaian topflight was supposed to get $2 million from betPawa in each of the years that the company would be sponsoring the league. However, the Ghana Premier League is currently without a headline sponsor after betPawa abruptly announced an end to its headline sponsorship last November. Meanwhile, allegations of match-fixing have also been rife in recent years following some high-profile scandals in the league. During the 2020/21 season, the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA ruled that the high-scoring matchday 34 game between the Ashanti Gold and Inter Allies was fixed. This followed Ashanti Gold’s emphatic 7-0 win over Allies at the Len Clay Stadium on the final day of that campaign, where the away side’s Hashmin Musah deliberately scored two own goals. Last season, the Ghana Premier League was hit by another scandal after Real Tamale United (RTU) fielded unregistered players in their 8-1 defeat against Dreams FC. Source: pulse.com.gh About Post Author Samuel I am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. See author's posts SamuelI am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: betPawa, Ghana, Ghana Premier League, sponsoring Continue Reading Previous BetGames launches live dealer and RNG content with 10bet in South AfricaNext Kenya betting firm pulls 600 million shillings sports sponsorship over tax row More Stories BETTING NIGERIA Popular disciplines to predict sports betting in Africa 2 days ago Samuel EXPERTS GHANA Ghana’s Finance Minister moves to scrap betting tax in 2025 budget 2 days ago Samuel BETTING KENYA 64 Teams Ready to Kick off the Mozzart Bet Cup 2025 Season 2 days ago Samuel BETTING ETHIOPIA Betting Banned in Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s Gambling Industry 2 days ago Samuel BETTING ETHIOPIA What Ethiopian Bettors Love to Bet On 7 days ago Samuel BETTING NIGERIA Teni Celebrates $50,000 Win 1 week ago Samuel BETTING ZAMBIA What sets the online betting market in Zambia apart 1 week ago Samuel BETTING UGANDA Jinja teacher wins big in fixed games betting 1 week ago Samuel BETTING KENYA Kakamega Homeboyz renew sponsorship deal with betting firm 1 week ago Szarlot BETTING WORLD NEWS European watchdog takes aim at online gambling, gaming among youths 2 weeks ago Szarlot BETTING NIGERIA Profitable sports betting: basic principles and key steps for accurate predictions 2 weeks ago Samuel BETTING KENYA Master Aviator and Aviatrix 2 weeks ago Szarlot Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.