Herbert Mensah denies Embezzlement at Kotoko secretariat

Accra (Greater Accra) - Mr Herbert Mensah, Board Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko football club, has denied a newspaper publication that 49 million cedis has been embezzled at the Club's secretariat in Kumasi and described the story, carried in Tuesday's edition of a bi-weekly sports newspaper, "Graphic Sports, as "false and unfounded."

Mr Mensah, reacting to the story in an interview on Choice FM, an Accra radio station on Tuesday, said the story is an attempt to escalate the problems of the already troubled club and also as a means of selling the paper

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According to the story, one Patrick in charge of the club's finances has subsequently been invited to Accra in connection with investigations into the alleged theft.

Herbert's driver whose name was given as Emmanuel is said to have demanded some money from Patrick who had been spending lavishly of late, but was turned down by him. This resulted in confrontation between the two during which Emmanuel is said to have let out on Patrick's illegal deeds.

Mr Mensah denied that the paper had tried to contact him before the publication and called for calm among supporters of the club, adding; "I think perhaps I'm the most accessible Chairman and for the reporter to have said he tried to contact me without success was a lie.''