GFA bans five players

Five players have been banned by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) from featuring in at least a league match of the Star Premier League.

Wonder club, Accra Great Olympics are the worse affected with two players. They are defender Yaw Hammond and winger Isaac Amponsah. Hammond has been banned for two matches including the match in which he was expelled - a 11th week game against Kotoko in Kumasi - and a fine of ?100,000.

For Amponsah he has been banned for four matches as he was red carded in their 10th week game against Goldfields at the Accra Stadium. The young winger has also been fined ?200,000.

Goldfields skipper Yaw Owusu will also miss their game against Dawu Youngsters for receiving three yellow cards in week seven, 10 and 11.

Good-old Emmanuel Ampiah of King Faisal who was sent off in their 10th week league clash against city rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko has also not been spared the disciplinary rod. Ampiah has been banned for four matches, the last game inclusive and a fine of ?200,000.

Lastly, Bofoakwa's Owusu Sarpong will also be missing in action in their game against Liberty Professionals in Sunyani. Owusu Sarpong is to serve a four-match ban starting from the ninth week and will pay a fine of ?200,000 in addition.