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Can Kotoko overturn GFA DC’s ruling?

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  • Afo Kwami 8 years ago

    Good analysis

  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    THE WRITER IS A PEACH OF A THINKER.. BRAVO.. RATHER THAN PLAY THE BALL FOR A CORNERKICK KICK IT OUT FOR THROW-IN AS THEY SAY IN LOCAL PARLANCE.. KOTOKO PLAYED 2 LEAGUE MATCHES BEFORE HEARTS AFTER OBED'S 4 YELLOW CARDS

  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    GFA AMENDED ARTICLE 39 SECTION 8 SUBSECTION A STATES ALL FINES APPLICABLE TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE SHALL APPLY TO THE FA CUP AND ELITE CUP... THIS MEANS THE ELITE CUP IS AN OFFICIAL MATCH AND IN THE SAME TANDEM AS LEAGUE N FA C ...
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  • Saint Ghfuo: CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!! 8 years ago

    Article 39. Section 8......thanks for the info Dr Truth. GFA just want to award boardroom points to hearts to keep them in the league and prevent them from relegation. But their performance and body of work does not warrant s ...
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  • kicky 8 years ago

    Kotoko is not a football team. Goodbye. The league can be played without Kotoko the animal.

  • ???-Dede(the real deal) 8 years ago

    MY PROBLEM OVER THIS "HEAVY" 6POINTS IS,WE HAVE TO BLAME THE MANAGEMENT FOR THAT.THERE IS NOTHING LIKE FAVOURITISM IN THIS CASE COS THERE ARE KTK SUPPORTERS IN THE GFA.lONG-LIVE MIGHTY KTK.HOPE IS NOT REPEATED.ALL THE BEST.LE ...
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  • Kwabena Adjei 8 years ago

    Poorly written, lacks coherence and understanding. Typical of an Ashanti writer.

  • james asamiah 8 years ago

    The writer is saying even if the Elite cup is not sanctioned by Gfa the 3 points should have been awarded to Chelsea since he played the ff game after acquiring 3 yellow cards and not Hearts. This Hearts ruling is pure theft ...
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  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    Because you don't understand technical terms. You are not well educated because the quoting of gfa rules confused your little brain.

  • The Stallion 8 years ago

    Who made this decision to give the points to Hearts? Since he was able to play the match against Chelsea without being noticed, that's it. Who brings Hearts into the picture? Are there no lawyers in Ghana to fight this?
    Do y ...
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  • skalanbone 8 years ago

    Yes he played against Chelsea without being noticed,but it was up to Chelsea to bring kotoko to book by lodging a protest complain with DC which they Chelsea did not.that matter concerns hearts not.They hearts have done what ...
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  • kwame abu 8 years ago

    did'nt kotoko send their lawyers to the DC? ghana and her radio lawyers.

  • OBENG 8 years ago

    WITH ALL THAT YOUR EDUCATION WHERE ARE YOU AND WHATS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO YR COUNTRY.

  • James 8 years ago

    Professor

  • Kofi B 8 years ago

    Please be clear on the point you trying to make.

  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    The point is that, it is Berekum Chelsea that shoud have a case against Kotoko and not Hearts since their next match after Obed Owusu accumulated 3 yellow cards was against that team and since Berekum Chelsea beat Kotoko 3-0 ...
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  • Nokware_ Asa 8 years ago

    And other management members well for backing the corrupt shenanigans of 'Mr. Coefficient' Kwasi Nyantakyi, the current GFA President.
    Ghanaians, generally speaking, are very corrupt to bone; so we have allowed this 'patheti ...
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  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    Nonsense, couldn't you have challenged Nyantakyi? Nobody challenged the guy including loud mouth Patric Osei Agyemang aka wee smoker aka Fire for fire.

  • Qathafi 8 years ago

    Did he actually serve the suspension by playing a lost game?kotoko did this intentionally to save hearts.they will not be relegated.

  • RAYMOND NASH-ODAI 8 years ago

    Sarpong, are you saying that if a thief robbed a bank last week Friday and he was arrested today with the loot he cannot be charged as a thief and should be left free, because after his robbery other thieves had raided the sa ...
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  • skalanbone 8 years ago

    The player should have missed 3 matches,the Chelsea and hearts matches included,if Chelsea did not complain,does it mean hearts should also not complain,kotoko should learn to do the right thing

  • The Stallion 8 years ago

    If the accumulated cards before playing Chelsea is 3, then after playing Chelsea if he gets another card in the next match, the count is 1 not 4 because he served the 1 match by playing Chelsea.
    Hearts has no case at all.

  • Vanderpuye 8 years ago

    I'm not Kotoko supporter. however based on your good analysis. the ruling should be overturned in a court of law. The only team that should benefit (based on the "next official game") in the clause is Berekum Chelsea. GFA DC' ...
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  • GHANANBA 8 years ago

    The GFA Dc's should be fired. They took bribe to make such a stupid ruling. They don't understand their own bylaws governing the league. I am not surprised. This is GHANA FOR YOU.

  • kweku 8 years ago

    I like your analysi, so gfa want to say that the elite cup is not an official? What kind of bogus law is that? Infact we supporters will never forgive the management if they don't pursue the case. These gfa DC are full of lia ...
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  • Truth 8 years ago

    Please read the ruling very well the said matches was stated in the ruling, his 4th yellow card was against Aduana in the MTN FA cup semi-final. Please read the verdict, maybe you can come back and butter ur point well or jus ...
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  • Reggie 8 years ago

    I would hate to see any club relegated based on events off the pitch, which is why I would support a Kotoko appeal. I think this article is interesting but does not offer Kotoko any legal basis for an appeal. Kotoko needs to ...
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  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    KOTOKO LOST AGAINST BEREKUM CHELSEA AND DREW AGAINST WAFA. SO IF KOTOKO ARE DECLARED LOSERS AGAINST CHELSEA ONLY 6 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED WHILE THEY GAIN THIER 3 POINTS FROM HEARTS BACK. IF WAFA ONLY 7 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTE ...
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  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    SORRY KOTOKO LOST 6 POINTS BUT IF BEREKUM CHELSEA ARE AWARDED 3POINTS AND 3 GOALS BCOS CHELSEA WON THAT MATCH ONLY 3 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM KOTOKO WHILE KOTOKO REGAIN THE HEARTS 3 POINTS. AGAINST WAFA THEY DREW SO ONLY ...
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  • eva 8 years ago

    well done man, very good analysis, you have really educated some of us. God bless you. I hope Kotoko fight the case in court to ensure justice. poor gfa poor dc.

  • Frank 8 years ago

    Hearts is a beneficiary because the other clubs did not file for a protest and a.club has only 72 hours to.file.After the time for filing has elapsed you can't file anymore.
    Now until the player in question serves the suspen ...
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  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    YOUR ARGUEMENT IS NOT GROUNDED IN LAW. THE GFA REGULATIONS CLEARLY STIPULATED THE PLAYER IS DISQUALIFIED FOR ONLY THE NEXT OFFICIAL MATCH AFTER RECIEVING THE MAXIMUM 4 YELLOW CARDS. EMPHASIS HERE IS 'NEXT OFFICIAL MATCH'.

  • THE Phantom, USA 8 years ago

    HE PLAYED AGAINST B.CHELSEA WHEN HE SHOULDN'T HAVE, SO TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN SUBSEQUENT MATCHES, HE WAS SUPPOSE TO MISS THE HEARTS MATCH AND HE PLAYED!!! KOTOKO HAVE NO CASE! YOU NEED TO HAVE A CLUB LAWYER FULLTIME!! H ...
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  • The Stallion 8 years ago

    If he played in the game against Chelsea, is it Kotoko's matter? He has served the 1 game by playing or not playing; it is not Kotoko's case.
    By the time he is playing Hearts, the yellow card count has started afresh!
    Are t ...
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  • George-USA 8 years ago

    Frank I C I to I with U!

  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    Who told you no club filed a protest? Ashgold filed a protest and in the middle of a decision being made, they withdrew their protest so even Hearts filing a protest was illegal at the time it filed since Ashgold was the team ...
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  • OBENG 8 years ago

    WHY DONT YOU ATTACK KTK MANAGEMENT?COACH AND THE SELECTION COMMITTE SHOULD B SACK

  • sergio 8 years ago

    You can make this comment because you dont understand football and the rules governing it.
    If a player is on suspension and you decide to use him its your own cup of tea.
    The bottom line is that he is on suspension.
    The fa ...
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  • The Stallion 8 years ago

    If a controversial topic comes to Ghanaweb, that is when you see stupidity and backwardness, and how Ghanaians are behind to all citizens of all nations.
    If he is to serve 1 suspension and he played against Chelsea and GFA o ...
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  • JM 8 years ago

    Where are u then? U think ur above someone here? Stop bluffing my friend, u claim ur know n yet they are taking points from u. Be smart ok. My friend go n get some hot kenkey with hot pepper

  • nanazabissa 8 years ago

    You are writing about some of the credit giving to Kotoko that they. Were not deserving..what has that got to do with y hem not following the laws of the gfa

  • ABQAKESIE 8 years ago

    THEN HEARTS IS GOING PLAY CLOSE DOORS MATCHES IN GHANA.DEMOSTRATIONS ON FOOTBALL FIELD WILL BE APPLIED

  • ABQAKESIE 8 years ago

    SHAME TO GHANA FOOTBALL. JUST WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO FAVOR HEARTS OF OAK TO KEEP THEM IN THE LEAQUE.

  • Adomako Frobour 8 years ago

    S Africa lodged protest against Ethiopia for fielding illegal player during qualifying games to Brazil. Fifa found that the player had accumulated 3 yellow cards before Ethiopia played Botswana. Points were given to Botswana. ...
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  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    AT WORST WHAT THE GFA SHOULD HAVE DONE WAS NOT AWARD ANY POINT TO HEARTS, NO POINTS FOR BEREKUM TOO FOR FAILING TO PROTEST WITHIN THE STIPULATED 72HRS AND DEDUCT THE FURTHER 3 POINTS PUNISHMENT FROM KOTOKO AND NO MATCH FORFI ...
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  • The Stallion 8 years ago

    Our people don't seem to understand the law.

  • Nokware_ Asa 8 years ago

    Kept on using this one particular playerc, who kept on racking yellow cards, game after game?
    And let`s be honest, the current crop of ball players, save one or two, stinks to the high heavens. Far from exuding any confidenc ...
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  • Saliah 8 years ago

    by this bogus analogy if a thief stole some people and they keep quiet and he comes to steal my things and I decide to report it means the police should rather deal with the first victims but not me . What kind of analogy is ...
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  • jerro jerro 8 years ago

    there is no substance in the ruling, is bogus.how can a four member committee decide a case without the number being odd ?

  • Dansoh 8 years ago

    Just wondering how come it's only during NDC government's rule that Kotoko seems to get shafted? ET Mensah, anyone?

  • Mike 8 years ago

    Its up to GFA to monitor each club the players who is qualifier to play a particular game or not, each match they play, the clubs submit the name of the players to the Official (GFA) 24hrs before the match starts and GFA have ...
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  • VOA 8 years ago

    Who suspend an eligible unqualified player from playing the next match is it the GFA or the club of the player. Is the GFA who should suspend the player by writing through the club

  • Paul Afoko 8 years ago

    Well, opinions are like noses, everyone has one. The rules are very clear, when a team features unqualified player in a match it looses 6 points and 3 goals. Technically, all the matches Obed Owusu played can be contested and ...
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  • HIS MAJESTY 8 years ago

    The guy only tried to express his views! Is he not entitled to that? Please, let's stop the insults. You can disagree with him but certainly not with insults! And again, let's talk about football and its rules and regulations ...
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  • emmanuel 8 years ago

    GFA their all atukuba they don't tell de truth kotoko if u kill thousand thousand will come lets go and joined Togo league and leave Ghana league corrupt gfa

  • PHOBIA LAWYER,LONDON 8 years ago

    The purposive interpretation rule would have been applied in any subsequent game kotoko might win(not lose)with that player in question.

  • Jacob Allen 8 years ago

    Kotoko have themselves to blame by continuously fielding the unqualified player Obed Owusu in several matches thinking they can run away with the offence but no. You just have to stop mentioning Brekum Chelsea, Ashgold and ot ...
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  • Nana Osei-Agyemang Opambuor, Fmr Chrm 8 years ago

    Well done. That was my initial thought. This is the most Sterling point for Asante Kotoko.

  • PHOBIA LAWYER,LONDON 8 years ago

    simply put,if the literal interpretation of the law would import absurdity,judges would adopt the purposive one in order to achieve justice.Thus,if kotoko had lost against Hearts,the purpose of that rule would have been appli ...
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  • John Barnes Rus 8 years ago

    Let's put our affiliations aside.
    If you look at the information from the GFA when they introduced the Elite Cup, it was essentially an official competition. Unfortunately, the GFA has just in the last few days removed the E ...
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  • Teacher Kwaku 8 years ago

    Well done!
    The problem is really the interpretation of the law. I believe certainly, Kotoko can overturn this ruling if genuine interpretations of the law are followed.