Bigscout Media has issued an unqualified apology to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and removed all content relating to allegations that Black Stars forward Prince Owusu was asked to surrender part of his earnings in exchange for a national team call-up.
The apology follows a cease-and-desist letter from the GFA’s lawyers, Odupong & Kishiwale, who described the allegations as false, baseless and defamatory.
In the letter, the law firm said a woman who purported to be Prince Owusu’s cousin alleged in a Bigscout Media interview that GFA officials demanded 70 per cent of the player’s potential World Cup earnings to facilitate his inclusion in Ghana’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The GFA rejected the allegations, insisting that no official had demanded, solicited or agreed to receive any percentage of Owusu’s earnings in connection with a Black Stars call-up.
The Association’s lawyers demanded that Bigscout Media remove the video and all related publications, stop republishing the allegations, issue a public apology and retraction, preserve all relevant digital materials, and confirm compliance within 48 hours, warning that failure to do so could result in legal proceedings.
In a response addressed to the GFA, Bigscout Media confirmed that it had deleted all publications relating to the interview from its social media platforms and digital channels.
“I write to formally inform you that, I have duly deleted all publications related to the unfortunate submissions made by a lady purported to be a relative of Ghanaian footballer Prince Owusu from all my social media platforms and digital channels.
“I am by this letter, assuring you, I’m never going to use my platform to dessiminate and republish any of such unfortunate submissions against the GFA.
“I would like to use this opportunity to render an unqualified apology to your client, the GFA, for allowing an individual to use my platform to smear the image of your client,” the statement read.
The outlet also pledged not to republish similar allegations in the future and apologised for what it described as its “excesses.”
The development comes after Prince Owusu publicly denied the claims, describing them as “completely false,” while reaffirming his commitment to representing Ghana. The GFA has maintained that player selection is the sole responsibility of the head coach and that it does not demand or receive money from players for national team call-ups.
