GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reacts To Gold Stars Sanctions

Head Coach of GN Bank Division One League side Elmina Sharks, Kobina Amissah has reacted to the decision by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), to hand over a 10-match home ban to Bibiani Gold Stars.

The GFA on Tuesday handed a 10-match home ban and a GhC15,000 fine to the Bibiani-based side for the conduct of their fans in their match week three encounter against Elmina Sharks.

It will be recalled that, Gold Stars supporters physically assaulted some players and officials of Sharks as well as the match officials leaving some of them hospitalized.

But in an exclusive interview with SportsCrusader.com on Tuesday, Sharks trainer Kobina Amissah disclosed that he can’t be happy with the sanctions although it did not come as a surprise to him.

“Honestly I don’t need to celebrate on this ruling and I don’t want to be happy about it because it is bitter for teams to swallow this kind of ruling”, he said.

“But what we also have to consider is that, this is not the first time a club has suffered this kind of ruling. Just last season, Pure Joy also tasted this kind of fate when they were ban from playing 8 matches at home.

“So the ruling is not surprising to me”, Amissah added.

The former Bechem United and Gold Stars trainer also called on fans of the various clubs to desist from hooliganism citing that it is the clubs they claim to love that suffer the most in the long run.

GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reacts To Gold Stars Sanctions

GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reveal Secret Behind Early Season Form

Head Coach of GN Bank Division One League side, Elmina Sharks Kobina Amissah has disclosed that, the e reasons behind his side’s early season form, which has seen them on top of the Zone Two League table after five rounds of matches.

The Elmina based sides, after losing the sole Ghana Premier League ticket of the Zone to regional rivals Ebusua Dwarfs last season, has started this campaign on a bright note winning all but one of their opening five games of the season.

Sharks have accumulated an impressive 13 points, 5 better off than they had at this stage last season despite teams that are relatively stronger compared to the first five teams they engaged in the previous campaign.

The team has recorded victories against Zone Two giants King Faisal, Wassaman and Starke FC as well as newly promoted Nzema Kotoko, with their only draw coming up at Bibiani against Gold Stars in a game that was marred by crowd troubles.

And speaking in an exclusive interview with SportsCrusader.com on Tuesday, trainer Kobina attributed the team’s current run of form to the recruitment, they made during the off season.

According to him, the club realized their loophole from last season and made purchases to correct them during the break.

“We made so much strategic signings this year”, Ammisah said.

“For instance, when you come to Zone two, the best goalkeeper there from last season was Joshua Opoku from Starke FC and we were able to get him into our side.

“We didn’t play any justify. We just went direct to poach the best players from our zone. We went to King Faisal to take their Central Defender [Tetteh Nortey]. We went to Tarkwa United to get a defensive midfielder and we went to as far as Zone one to poach RTU’s leading marksman Joseph Mensah and right back Suraj Ibrahim.

“Those additions have really helped us and I can say that our current squad are capable of playing even in the Premier League”, he added.

Sharks’ next game of the 2015/2016 GN Bank Division One League will be at the Dr. Nduom Sports Complex where they will host Karela FC on match day six.

GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reveal Secret Behind Early Season Form

GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reveal Secret Behind Early Season Form

Head Coach of GN Bank Division One League side, Elmina Sharks Kobina Amissah has disclosed that, the e reasons behind his side’s early season form, which has seen them on top of the Zone Two League table after five rounds of matches.

The Elmina based sides, after losing the sole Ghana Premier League ticket of the Zone to regional rivals Ebusua Dwarfs last season, has started this campaign on a bright note winning all but one of their opening five games of the season.

Sharks have accumulated an impressive 13 points, 5 better off than they had at this stage last season despite teams that are relatively stronger compared to the first five teams they engaged in the previous campaign.

The team has recorded victories against Zone Two giants King Faisal, Wassaman and Starke FC as well as newly promoted Nzema Kotoko, with their only draw coming up at Bibiani against Gold Stars in a game that was marred by crowd troubles.

And speaking in an exclusive interview with SportsCrusader.com on Tuesday, trainer Kobina attributed the team’s current run of form to the recruitment, they made during the off season.

According to him, the club realized their loophole from last season and made purchases to correct them during the break.

“We made so much strategic signings this year”, Amissah said.

“For instance, when you come to Zone two, the best goalkeeper there from last season was Joshua Opoku from Starke FC and we were able to get him into our side.

“We didn’t play any justify. We just went direct to poach the best players from our zone. We went to King Faisal to take their Central Defender [Tetteh Nortey]. We went to Tarkwa United to get a defensive midfielder and we went to as far as Zone one to poach RTU’s leading marksman Joseph Mensah and right back Suraj Ibrahim.

“Those additions have really helped us and I can say that our current squad are capable of playing even in the Premier League”, he added.

Sharks’ next game of the 2015/2016 GN Bank Division One League will be at the Dr. Nduom Sports Complex where they will host Karela FC on match day six.

GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reveal Secret Behind Early Season Form

GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reacts To Gold Stars Sanctions

Head Coach of GN Bank Division One League side Elmina Sharks, Kobina Amissah has reacted to the decision by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), to hand over a 10-match home ban to Bibiani Gold Stars.

The GFA on Tuesday handed a 10-match home ban and a GhC15,000 fine to the Bibiani-based side for the conduct of their fans in their match week three encounter against Elmina Sharks.

It will be recalled that, Gold Stars supporters physically assaulted some players and officials of Sharks as well as the match officials leaving some of them hospitalized.

But in an exclusive interview with SportsCrusader.com on Tuesday, Sharks trainer Kobina Amissah disclosed that he can’t be happy with the sanctions although it did not come as a surprise to him.

“Honestly I don’t need to celebrate on this ruling and I don’t want to be happy about it because it is bitter for teams to swallow this kind of ruling”, he said.

“But what we also have to consider is that, this is not the first time a club has suffered this kind of ruling. Just last season, Pure Joy also tasted this kind of fate when they were ban from playing 8 matches at home.

“So the ruling is not suprising to me”, Amissah added.

The former Bechem United and Gold Stars trainer also called on fans of the various clubs to desist from hooliganism citing that it is the clubs they claim to love that suffer the most in the long run.

GN Bank DOL: Sharks Coach Reacts To Gold Stars Sanctions