A 51-year-old man, Ernest Agyeman Prempeh, has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a footballer of GHC395,250 under the guise of securing him a football contract in France.
Prempeh, who is unemployed and resides at Tema Community 22, pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretence, GNA reports.
Presiding judge, Lawrencia Awurabena Darkowaa, remanded the accused into police custody and ordered him to reappear on June 23, 2025.
According to Chief Inspector Teye Okuffo, the prosecutor, the complainant, Richard Adomako, is a footballer based in Koforidua.
