Hearts of Oak urges Ghana FA to urgently suspend referees’ in Super Clash defeat to Kotoko
Hearts of Oak supporters’ chairman, Elvis Hesse Herman Jnr has called on the Ghana Football Association to urgently suspend referees that officiated the Super Clash between his outfit and Asante Kotoko.
In a highly competitive game, the two most glamourous clubs in the country locked horns at the Baba Yara Stadium in the week 14 of the Ghana Premier League last Sunday.
Kotoko, who were playing away to Hearts of Oak prevailed with a 3-2 win in the much-anticipated encounter.
The Phobians have since raised concerns about the performance of the match officials, claiming the referee ignored a clear offside calls, allowing Kotoko’s second goal to stand.
However, the leadership of the Phobians supporters in a press conference has urged the Ghana FA to urgently suspend referee, Reginald Collins Amoah and other match officials in the game.
“We are appealing to the GFA to as a matter of urgency suspend all the officials that officiated the Hearts-Kotoko match on Sunday…Everybody should be suspended and an investigation needs to be carried out. Because we the supporters believe that there was something hidden in that decision”
“It was so obvious…We believe that the assistant Ali Tiamoah Baah, should have prevented that decision but because he knew what he was doing he collided with ther other referees and they allowed that goal to stand,” he said in an audio aired on Peace FM.
“If the referees are not suspended, we don’t want them to officiate any of our matches, especially our home matches.”
Referee Reginald Amoah was the centre man for the Super Clash at the Baba Yara Stadium with Ali Timuah Baah and Mikaal Fauzan serving as assistant line 1 and 2 respectively. Referee Gabriel Opoku Arhin was the fourth official on duty.