Fresh match-fixing claims are set to cast a shadow over the World Cup in the wake of allegations that officials connected to the Ghanaian FA were prepared to rig international friendly matches.

As part of a joint investigation with Channel 4's Dispatches, the Daily Telegraph filmed a registered Fifa agent, Christopher Forsythe and Obed Nketiah, who sits on the management committee of the Ghana under-20 team, allegedly promising they would be able to arrange a deal to rig international friendlies.

The pair allegedly claimed they would be able to "grease the palms" of Ghana officials to ensure the deal was signed and would include a clause allowing them to select the officials for the friendlies, who would then be able to influence the scoreline.

The Ghanaian FA immediately issued a statement which said the two men had been reported to the police "for misrepresenting the GFA with an attempt to defraud". It confirmed that Forsythe and Nketiah had approached its president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, with a proposal to buy the rights to friendlies for the Black Stars.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/world-cup-corruption-allegations-fifa-ghana