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Referee Ernest Baafi, assistant referee Frank Bossman handed match bans

By Mutala Yakubu
Two referees suspended
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The Ghana Football Executive Committee, have accepted the Match Review Committee's recommendation to ban referee Ernest Baafi and assistant referee Frank Bossman.

This ban comes as a result of some errors these two officials committed in a Ghana Premier League game between Elmina Sharks and Liberty Professionals.

 

A statement from the committee read:

The GFA Executive Committee has approved the Match Review Committee’s recommendation in respect of the Ghana Premier League match between Elmina Sharks and Liberty Professionals.

After reviewing a video of the match, the match review committee recommended that Referee Ernest Baafi is hereby banned for eight (8) GFA sanctioned matches for denying Liberty Professionals a penalty.

Also, Assistant Referee Frank Bossman is hereby banned for four (4) GFA sanction matches for not assisting the Referee, Ernest Baafi to award Liberty Professionals a penalty.

The ban takes immediate effect.

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