Basigi Slams Referee"s After Defeat Against Hearts

Coach of Sekondi Hasaacas Yusif Basigi has slammed the match officials for their handling of their Ghana Premier League (GPL) Match-Day 12 encounter after his side painfully lost to Accra Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesady.

Accra Hearts were fortunate to get all three points after after Richmond Opoku of Sekondi Hasaacas scored what looked a legitimate goal but his effort was ruled out by the match officials who deemed it illegitimate and denied his side the equalizer.

The referee’s decision aroused a feeling of ridicule by Coach Basigi who demonstrated his frustration after the match towards the match officials.

He said, “Hearts scored a perfect goal whilst we where also denied a perfect one”. Referee O. B. Amankwah initially allowed the goal but assistant referee Malik Salifu denied the goal, “we did all we could to redeemed ourselves but we couldn’t”.

“I couldn’t figure out the interpretation assistant Salifu gave to our goal and I am really sad with regards to the disallowed goal,” he concluded.

Sekondi Hasaacas are now placed 13th on the league table, one point away from the relegation zone and will next face Ebusua Dwarfs in the GPL at the Sekondi Sports Stadium.

Basigi Slams Referee"s After Defeat Against Hearts

Kenichi Commends FA"s Disciplinary Committee

Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak Kenichi Yatsuhashi has commended the Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the ban on supporters of the club from the stands.

Hearts of Oak played in an empty stadium against Sekondi Hasaacas on Wednesday in their Ghana Premier League (GPL) Match-Day 12 encounter, but, where fortunate to came away with all three points as Isaac ‘Messi’ Mensah scored the only goal of the game for the Phobia boys.

In an a post match press conference Coach Kenichi said “we have being punished, which I think is a fair punishment for what we did during our match with Wa All Stars”.

“Our focus is now on the trip to Aduana Stars which is a very difficult game and we have to go there and get a result,” he added.

Hearts of Oak faces an uphill task in their next GPL match when they come up against an in-form Aduana Stars side at Dormaa on Saturday.

Kenichi Commends FA"s Disciplinary Committee

We Were Lucky To Get All Three Points - Kenechi

Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak Kenichi Yatsuhashi has expressed the luck his team had when they beat Sekondi Hasaacas 1-0 in their Ghana Premier League (GPL) Match-Day 12 encounter played in an empty Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday.

Hearts were serving the first of a two match ban handed them by the Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for failing to control their fans during their home game with Wa All Stars on Match-Day nine.

Isaac ‘Messi’ Mensah scored the lone goal for the Hearts with a splendid shot that went past Micheal Abu in post for the visitors, and, they held on unto the end as they posted their seventh win of the season to maintain their leadership of the log.

In a post match interview, Coach Yatsuhashi said, “I am not happy at all, we won the game but we did not play well, when we played well against Kotoko we didn’t get the result because we had no luck, so I can’t complain”.

The Japanese-American also expressed his disappointment towards his players especially in defence where according to him, they displayed some lackadaisical defending which made the game very dangerous for his team.

Hearts of Oak faces an uphill task in their next match when they come up against an in-form Aduana Stars side at Dormaa on Saturday.

We Were Lucky To Get All Three Points - Kenechi