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The controversy surrounding Ghana�s shambolic 2014 World Cup tournament and the aftermath happenings might be endless after news of a fresh kickback allegation involving a former Minister of Youth and Sports and E-volution, a company hired by the ministry, went viral. Manasseh Azure-Awuni, Former journalist of the year and a staff of JOY FM, who is investigating the deal, revealed recently that one hundred thousand cedis was paid to the sacked sports minister, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah as production cost by E-volution, a company that won a 1 million cedis contract to provide service during the 2014 World Cup. His revelation is creating some discomfort within the parties involved in the alleged bribery scandal. Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah whose name was mentioned to be a beneficiary of the 1 million cedis contract by the sports ministry and GNPC [Ghana National Petroleum Corporation] to E-volution has described the publication as untrue with malicious reasons to tarnish his reputation. He asserts Manasseh Azure-Awuni has not been fair to him by coming out with the publication after several meetings with him to prove his innocence. However, speaking on Peace FM�s flagship morning show Kokrokoo Tuesday, Manasseh insisted that, documents which evidently prove that Mr. Ankrah was involved in the scandal is available for everyone to verify. �If they [Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, E-volution and GNPC] are all saying there is no truth in what I have put out there, then it depends on how the public will take it. "...I spoke with Elvis and he claims there is no truth in that�but if he will say I have not been fair to him, the information is out there for the public and other state agencies to look into as well� whether monies were paid or not and who got it and for what reasons,� he stated.