Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson claims he was offered bribe to throw World Cup match

Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson has claimed he rejected a $300,000 offer to throw a World Cup match in 2006.

Kingson,explained that the bribe was to ensure his country lost 2-0 to the Czech Republic in the group stage.
He admitted to weighing up the options before deciding against accepting the offer.

Kingston said he 'got confused by weighing the options of getting richer by $300,000 after that match, whereas all that I would get in the event of a Ghana victory would be much less - just $3,000'

'In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, we were about to play Czech Republic. By then they were the second best in the world,' he told a Nigerian church.

'A Ghanaian led me to some people to take a bribe and it was his wife who delivered him and delivered Ghanaians. I was very confused and I didn’t know what to do but I called her and told her.

'My wife said: "Richard, I love you not because of your money, so don’t get tempted by this offer to lose your dignity and credibility".'

Goals from Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari saw Ghana beat the Czechs 2-0. They went on to qualify for the knockout phase, in which they were beaten 3-0 by Brazil.

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