The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a football coach, Napari Suheru, for attacking a female referee during a Division 1B football match in Tamale.
The suspect, currently in police custody, will be put before the court to face justice.
The incident occurred during a women’s division 1B League match between Tiyumbu Ladies FC and Soccer Missionaries Ladies at game centre 3 on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
Referee Abdul Rahman Sakina Nasara ended at the Tamale Technical University Hospital after the assault from the male coach.
The injured referee was rushed to the hospital for medical assistance following the attack.
Mr Napari has been relieved of his positions as Assistant Treasurer in the Executive Committee of the Northern Regional Women’s Football Clubs Association and as Chairperson of the Women’s Football Committee in the Sagnarigu Municipal Football Association.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has engaged the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kurt Okraku and the Director-General of the National Sports Authority, Professor Peter Twumasi, on the matter and urged them to notify the police ahead of all football matches in the lower leagues as is being done for the premier league for the police to put in place adequate measures that will ensure security, law and order during these matches.