Former Black Stars and Accra Hearts of Oak striker Prince Tagoe has been remanded into legal custody by the Circuit Court in Accra, which is presided over by His Honor Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, until January 4, 2023.
Prince Tagoe, popularly known as the “Prince of Goals,” who was named Ghana Premier League Top Scorer in 2004-05, pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding former footballer George Antwi Boateng of $40,000 through false pretenses.
Chief Inspector Agartha Abena Asantewaa, the prosecutor, opposed the bail because the accused posed a flight risk, despite the fact that George Asamani, the accused’s defense lawyer, begged the court to grant the accused bail. As a result, the request was denied.
According to the summary of the case’s facts given to the court by prosecutor chief inspector Agartha Asantewaa, Prince Tagoe, an ex-football player from Ghana, and George Antwi Boateng, a German-based ex-football player, are the complainant and the defendant, respectively.
The complainant and the accused met in Ghana in the year 2020, and during their conversations, the complainant told the accused that he needed to buy a 4X4 Lexus vehicle. The prosecutor claims that the accused was once a player under the complainant’s management in Germany.
According to Chief Inspector Asantewaa, the accused, Prince Tagoe, immediately agreed to import the vehicle for the complainant at a cost of $40.000.00 USD, equivalent to GHC 265, 200.
She stated that on January 8, 2021, $40,000 USD was deposited into the accused person’s First Atlantic Bank Account No. 0016531332032, which the accused person, Prince Tagoe, acknowledged receipt of via a phone call to the complainant, George Boateng, confirming that the money had been deposited.
The accused person then promised to deliver the vehicle to the complainant on March 30, 2021, but the date passed and the accused person failed to fulfill his part of the agreement, according to the prosecutor.
According to Chief Inspector Agartha Asantewaa, the accused then called the complainant and pleaded for another two weeks to produce the vehicle, which the complainant granted.
Although two weeks had passed, she told His Honor, Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, that the accused could still not import the car as promised, despite the passage of time.
She claims that on April 27, 2021, a complaint was made about not receiving his vehicle while he was in Ghana, but to no avail. The accused claimed he could not import the vehicle and used the money for urgent personal matters when the complainant called to demand his vehicle.
The accused was charged with the offense and brought before this court after two weeks had passed, but the accused still had not paid.
