Tamale Utrecht have been fined GH¢300 charged after being charged on one count of misconduct in respect of the GN Bank Division One League match between Tamale Utrecht FC and Berekum Arsenals FC played at Tamale.
Tamale Utrecht FC was alleged to have failed to control your supporters when in the 29th of the match, the club’s supporters threw objects at a player of Berekum Arsenals, resulting in a cut on his head which held up play for about 16 minutes contrary to the Articles 35(1)(1), 35(3)(b) and 35(7)(d) of the GFA General Regulations. PANEL 1. Prosper Harrison Addo, Esq. - Chairman 2. Eva Okyere, Esq. - Member 3. W.O.1 J. W. Amoo - Member 4. Godsway Glah - Member Emmanuel Newton Dasoberi - Secretary
IN ATTENDANCE Raphael Tottimeh - GFA Prosecutor
DEFENCE Tamale Utrecht FC in its written Statement of Defence pleaded not guilty to the charge. The club also waived its right to personal hearing.
PROCEEDINGS AND FINDINGS The Committee considered the depositions in the Charge Sheet, the written Statement of Defence and the reports of the match officials of the said match.
In his defence on the first count, Tamale Utrecht FC explains that:
“We wish to state that, we controlled our supporters in every match that we play at the Academy Field, besides that nobody could tell where an object came from outside the playing field which is fenced”
Tamale Utrecht FC explained further that the player fell and the club’s CEO offered his car to convey him to the hospital.
The Committee holds that it will again side with the presumption under Article 85 of the Disciplinary Code on the facts stated in the match report as the club failed to disprove the facts of the match report. The Committee holds that the conduct of the supporters is outlawed by the GFA Regulations.
The Disciplinary Committee was satisfied with the evidence before it that the conduct of the supporters amounts to misconduct and a breach of Regulations of the GFA and shall accordingly apply the necessary sanction against Tamale Utrecht FC in this respect.
DECISIONS
The Disciplinary Committee makes the following decisions:
1. That the Committee having satisfied itself that the evidence adduced before it supports the charge of misconduct against the supporters of Tamale Utrecht FC, hereby imposes a fine of Three Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢300.00) on Tamale Utrecht FC in accordance with Article 39(1)(b) of the GFA General Regulations.
2. That the fine mentioned in Decision 1 above, shall be paid to the GFA within fourteen (14) days upon receipt of this Ruling, failing which Tamale Utrecht FC shall automatically forfeit all subsequent matches after the said deadline in accordance with Article 15(b) of the GFA Disciplinary Code and Article 39(8)(b) of the First Amendment to the GFA General Regulations.
3. That should any party be dissatisfied with or aggrieved by this Decision, the party has within three (3) days of being notified of this Ruling to appeal to the Appeals Committee (See Article 37(11) of the General Regulations of the GFA).