As part of the investigation, reporters from The Telegraph joined a FIFA investigator and posed as Diamond Capital, an investment company that would put on the matches in exchange for payment using referees of their choosing, against FIFA regulations.
Christopher Forsythe, a registered Fifa agent, along with Obed Nketiah, a senior figure in the Ghanaian FA, boasted that they could employ corrupt officials who would rig matches played by Ghana.
The president of the country's football association then met the undercover reporter and investigator, along with Mr Forsythe and Mr Nketiah, and agreed a contract which would see the team play in the rigged matches, in return for payment.