Ghana captain, Stephen Appiah has been handed a three-game suspension by the Turkish Football Federation Disciplinary Board (PFDK).

Appiah was hit with the ban for head-butting an opponent.

The Fenerbahce player head-butted Kayserispor Erciyesspor player Emre Toraman last weekend and immediately received a red card.

Appiah is reported to have claimed that Emre had racially abused him.

Emre however denied any wrongdoing.

At its meeting today in Istanbul, the PFDK decided to ban Appiah from three matches for misconduct.

Fenerbahce has the right to appeal the banning.

Despite the dismissal of Appiah, Fenerbahce went on to rout Kayseri Erciyesspor 6-0 in their opening match of the season played last weekend.