FA Prosecutor charges referee and match commissioner for misconduct in Hearts, Liberty match

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Prosecutor has charged Referee Obed Kwegyah Danquah and Match Commissioner Onesimus Nii Adjiri Barnor for delaying kickoff in the match between Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Liberty Professionals FC at the Accra Sports Stadium.

According to the GFA, the Match Officials failed to start the game at the scheduled 3:00pm kickoff time and also did not offer any explanation on the delay in their respective match reports.

The Referee Kwagyah Danquah and Match Commissioner Adjiri Barnor are expected to file their defense for hearing before the GFA Disciplinary Committee.

It would be recalled that the GFA had indicated that matches which have bearing on the winner of the league and demotion would be played on the same day and kick-off at exactly 3 pm for which situation both matches involving Hearts of Oak SC and Asante Kotoko SC were shown simultaneously by Television Rights holder StarTimes Ghana.

Source: GNA