The third week fixture of the Volta Regional Division Two football league between Hohoe Holy Stars F/C and Kadjebi Great Akans at Hohoe ended abruptly in the second half when one of the spectators rushed onto the field weilding a dagger.
He was, however immediately overpowered and this led to a free for all fight and the eventual end of the match. Holy Stars were then leading by two goals to nil. It was the second goal scored around the 70th minute by the Holy Stars which brought the problem.
According to an eye witness who spoke on conditions of anonymity, the man holding the knife was rushing towards supporters of Great Akans including the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akan Constituency, Mr Joseph Kwadjo Ofori, alias Wofa Paye, a patron of the club.
In fact, the match was played under protest by the Great Akans due to the host team’s inability to provide security and for changing the venue of the match.
According to the fixtures released by the Volta Regional Football Association (VRFA), the match was supposed to have been played on the St. Francis College of Education ground. This was however changed to the Evangelical Presbyterian Junior High School Park without the consent of the visiting team.
They, therefore, registered their protest in a letter to the Chairman of the VRFA in which they stated that apart from the 11th hour change of venue against FA regulations, the lack of security, and thenfact that the referee was from Hohoe.
Due to the afore-mentioned reasons, “we appeal to the FA to declare us winners in the said match and thereby award us the three points with three goals”.
They appealed to the FA to ensure that adequate security was provided them in the fourth week match against Volta Youth at Hohoe at the same venue, which is noted for rowdyism.
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