The football authorities of France have banned Ghana defender Alexander Djiku for his involvement in sports betting.
The French born 28-year-old Black Stars player is said to be among a total of seventy-six(76) players and officials who refused to obey the code of conduct regarding sportsmen’s involvement in sports betting. The player will therefore miss one game which will be his club’s opening match against Paris Saint-Germain which commences the 2022/2023 season.
The LFP said in its press release that players and other football stakeholders are all aware of the offense. “These offences were committed even though, together, the LFP and the UNFP (the players’ union) have carried out awareness or information campaigns with the clubs on a daily basis,”
They reemphasised that all sportsmen have generally been banned from any form of local or abroad betting. “The Commission recalls that the actors of the competitions organized by the FFF or the LFP (in particular the players, coaches, managers of professional football clubs) have a general ban on betting, online or in physical networks, on all football competitions, whether domestic or foreign.”
Alexander Djiku partnered Mohammed Salisu and Daniel Amartey to man the defense section for the Black Stars of Ghana during the just ended 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
