‘Administrators and club owners the real problem behind hooliganism’ Edmund Ackah
Regular Supervisor of FC Samartex, Edmund Ackah, has asserted that football administrators and membership home owners are primarily responsible for hooliganism in Ghanaian football.
The extinct Asante Kotoko administrator’s comments practice a tragic incident in Nsoatre, the score a supporter Francis Frimpong, identified as “Pooley,” used to be fatally stabbed, ensuing in a month-long suspension of the league, which is space to resume on Friday, March 7, 2025.
“The considerations elevate out no longer come up from in other locations; they advance from us, the administrators and membership home owners,” Ackah said in an interview with Asempa FM.
He emphasised the significance of administrators participating with the Ghana Soccer Affiliation (GFA) to implement supporter behavior codes.
“If the GFA says it wants to advance help out with a code of behavior for supporters, and you as an administrator need the lawful for our sport, you non-public to wait on by producing the lawful contributors to wait on.”
The GFA has condemned the violence and imposed a straight away ban on Nsoatreman FC’s home venue, initiating investigations into the incident.
Moreover, the GFA’s Executive Council has accredited enhanced matchday security and security protocols to discontinue future occurrences.
These measures consist of setting up a Sports Police Unit and incorporating sports security practicing into the police academy curriculum.