B.A. United banned from hosting games at the Sunyani Coronation Park
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has issued a temporary ban on the usage of the home grounds of Division One League side, Brong Ahafo United FC, the Sunyani Coronation Park.
The decision comes after fans of BA United attacked and assaulted referee Maxwell Hanson after he awarded a first-half penalty for Real Tamale United in their National Division One League game in Sunyani on Sunday, July 4.
But the decision didn’t go too well with the home fans.
The attack caused a suspension of the game intermittently until the match was unceremoniously postponed by referee Hanson due to problems of visibility during the early evening in Sunyani.
Following a meeting with regards to the incident, the GFA EXCO resolved to ban the Division One side from using the Coronation Park until a full decision is taken by the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA on the matter.
“That, in the exercise of its powers under the Division One League Regulations, the Executive Council has decided that Brong Ahafo United FC is temporary banned from using the Sunyani Coronation Park as its home venue,” the GFA confirmed in a statement released today, July 8.
The Ghana Football Association has also directed all Division One Clubs in Zone 1 to play the rest of the season’s games behind closed doors.
“That all the 16 clubs in Division One League Zone 1 are hereby directed to play their remaining league matches of the season behind closed doors without failure and that any violation shall be severely punished.
Only Ten (10) Management Members of the Home Team and Ten (10) Management Members for Away clubs shall be granted access as well as Twenty (20) media persons (to be accredited by the GFA). No other person shall be in attendance apart from the 18 players and the 7 Technical Team members from each club, Match Officials, Medical Personnel for the match, 8 ball boys and the agreed number of Police and Military officers sanctioned by the GFA. This shall strictly be enforced”.