FA fines Hearts of Oak

Accra Hearts of Oak and two of their players have been fined by the Ghana Football Association for incidents at the premier league game against Ebusua Dwarfs on 13 November.

Hearts of Oak were sanctioned for deceiving the officiating referee during inspection by claiming that two (2) of their players, Mahatma Otoo and Uriah Asante were in the washroom and therefore could not be available for inspection of the match-day-6 fixture at the Robert Mensah Stadium.

The club also delayed kick-off time by refusing to march to the field of play without their two key players who were at the stadium gate and were being prevented by the home fans from entering the stadium.

"Hearts of Oak has been fined One Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GH? 1,250.00) for deceiving the officiating referees during inspection of the match. Article 23 (1) (a) (b)," the GFA statement said.

"Hearts players Mahatma Otoo and Uriah Asante have consequently been fined Seven Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GH? 750.00) each for contravening Article 23 (5) (b) (c)."

The fines are to be paid in accordance with Article 39 (8) of the GFA Regulations.