Ghana FA to launch official complaint over referee Kordi and assault in Zambia loss
Posted On Tuesday, 12th June 2012
Ghana FA to launch official complaint over referee Kordi and assault in Zambia loss
By Ameenu Shardow
The Ghana FA will be making an official complaint to Fifa over the performance of the referee and the conduct of the security detail in Saturday’s defeat to Zambia.
The Black Stars were brought down to earth by the African Champions in the second Group D World Cup qualifier after thrashing Lesotho 7-0 eight days earlier.
A first half deflected strike by captain Christopher Katongo was enough to claim all three vital points for the Chipolopolo at their new Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
The game was however marred with dodgy refereeing at certain points and reports of assault on some Ghanaian players after the game.
Derek Boateng in particular alleged he was punched from the behind by a Zambian police officer while unused substitute Ben Acheampong also made similar allegations of assault.
The Ghana FA thus says it will be making an official complaint about the performance of Tunisia referee Merd Kordi and also the assault meted onto some of the Black Stars players to the world football governing body.
“We have handed the match tape to referee Wellington (Joseph) to look into it in terms of refereeing to finger out the flaws of the referee so it doesn’t seem like we are making things up,” Ghana FA Communications Director Ibrahim Sannie-Daara told Kumasi-based Fox FM.
“We will be making complaints on the referee on one side and also other incidents of assault on Derek Boateng, assault on Ben Acheampong on the other side.
“Taunts on Jordan Ayew, and everything else will be well documented in the official complaint to Fifa.”
The defeat to Zambia leaves Ghana second in Group D, just one point behind leaders Sudan with four matches left to go.
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we shall see what will come out of this,
the fast is that Ghana did not creat any chance to score all th ball where playing in the center i dont know but let see
Thousand of complains will not qualify us for the World Cup.We should face the coaching problem head on and solve it because this kumasi coach never had headcoach job in his life.Ghana fans wise up
We have returned to the 80s and 90s when we blamed others for our failures instead of looking at our mistakes and deficiencies in the team and handlers!We should stop “wining” matches with our mouths and concentrate on realities, not “wishful thinking”. The GFA must act fast and fulfil their promise of sending Akwesi Appiah to “various courses and programmes to update and upgrade his coaching skills and knowledge”!It is one second before 12:00Hrs., we must act fast or risk losing everything, including our “Ball-Boys” !!!!
Get Strikers and attacking/creative midfielders! Do we even have anybody who can send in a decent cross into the box?
The game was fair guys just muv forward, atleast we hav beaten u twice en its tym u become humble… U wanted the ref to score for u? U are our brothers and therez no way we can mistreat u!!! Yo plyers bhaved unprofessionally at the end of the game n police only muvd in to stop the nonsense… Not assorting u, 4wat coz we won!!!! Gudluck in future endeavors en learn to respect the Champions!!!!
Nobody has asked you of your opinion. Mr Chipolo or whatever you call yourself.
Just be in your lane and mind your business.
Nobody has asked you of your opinion. Mr Chipolo or whatever you call yourself.
Just be in your lane and mind your business.
It is very true that We need to send A. Appiah study the coaching in to details and leave the team into his hands. As a ghanaian, I prefere the idea of choosing our own fellow to coach us to any talented foreign choaches in the world. Foreign coaches dont feel any pains when the team looses because he is not a Ghanaian. But a Ghanaian coach would surely feel pain in his ass when the team looses and in my opinion, I think this triggers him to learn more to make the team win next time. So brothers and sisters let’s support our Ghanaian coach
I have been a great fan of your national team since the great days of Abedi Pele but i must say.Im a bit disturbed with the way you take defeat and i foresee your team plunging deeper down wards if you dont remain objective even in defeat.you gave us pride at SA 2010 but please learn to humble yourselves and look at your weakness to build on your future otherwise i see you losing even in sudan
In 1993, Zambia needed a draw to qualify to the 1994 finals. We were playing our last game in Morocco. The referee was a huge Ghabonese named Dhiramba. Zambia played beautifully and created many opportunities, but in all 50-50 situations, the ref would blow against Zambia. Kalusha Bwalya was on a number of occasions brought down in the 18 area, but the ref waved play-on. Charles Musonda, was brutally hacked in the 18 area that he even lost a tooth, the referee wave play on. The referee seemed to have good communication with Morocco since they could speak in French and at the end of the game, he was seen celebrating with the Moroccans for having ‘qualified’ them to the World cup.
As expected, Zambia launched a complaint with FIFA, presenting full video and other documental evidence , but as expected, the Zurich Mafias ruled in favour of Morocco.
As for you guys, firstly, your team did not play. The ball that the ref adjudged to be a corner was not even crucial because the corner didn’t materialise into the any goal. Zambia was not going to be seriously threatened by any of the decisions the ref made against you had he ruled otherwise. Besides that, your boys acted like street hooligans after the game than the ‘Stars” we cherished at the World Cup in South Africa. They attacked a pressman, threatened to attack the ref, and what did you expect the policemen to do? Its your right to complain, but pipo will not take you seriously when you have a genuine complaint in future.
Good lucky as you go to FIFA, but please, learn to be good losers.
Ths is a very childish move by the GFA! The Ghana team never had any single shot on the whole 90minutes and u xpect 2 win. Yo player for the hooligans they are attackd a hapless,defenceles, helples middle aged man and wantd the Zambian security 2 watch?! U ar such idiots! Just accept defeat
Dear zambians,
what is your problem about our FA putting in a protest? As our Nigerian brothers will say “which one be your own now?”
Who has asked of your unwelcome comments on the intent of Ghana FA to protest some wrongs that went on in a game?
please just mind you own business and let us mind ours.
By the way who introduced you guys to this forum such that the likes of Dumisani will have the effontery to call Ghanaians Idiots
I pray God to forgive you!! Dumisani
Mr.Sibweni,thanks for your comment,but if i am not mistaken are you talking about 1993? if i am correct this should be about a decade ago.I will wish that you go back and look at the game between Ghana and your country again and come back to tell us if it is right to keep pooling down plays in the 18 and the victims be punished again? We are not bad losers as you portray as to be,we blamed our players when we were defeated in the AFCON and never blamed police or referee.You players even touched the ball with hands in the 18 which should have resulted a penalty but the referee turned a blind eye.
We are not worried about the defeat,there is a lot ahead and we know our capabilities.The game has just began and we shall see who loughs last.With due respect we love your country and your people,but we will use our experience to secure a place in the world cup,that you should know.If Sudan beats you 2:0 what makes it impossible for us to beat you by a big margin in Accra?
THE GAME- do u no the difference btween HANDBALL and BALL TO HAND?…
First I must say that the GFA know that FIFA will ban cite some Ghana players that is why they want to preempt, what FIFA will do. The Ghana keeper in fact punched a policeman after the game. You can search on google, Zambians have never mistreated anyone. What the GFA is doing is very bad because they are trying to incite Ghana fans against Zambia. Ghana stayed in a nice, hotel we gave them a nice stadium to train, police escort and access to stadium before the game. Here is picture evidence of your players wanting to beat the ref: http://www.backpagepix.co.za/live/download_new.php?image_id=755237
The Ghana FA needs to focus on the job at hand. They should be concerned about how to get Kevin Prince Boateng and Gyan back from retirement. They should try and find a way to bring Michael Essien and captain John Mensah back from retirement.
Akwesi Appiah must not be allowed to fail. He must be given all the resources to succeed because his success is also a success for Ghana and Africa. The FA spokes person has to explain to Gyan that Ghanaian fans were justified in being upset with his abuse of the penalty opportunities. Gyan could go down in Ghana soccer lore but money comes and goes so he should come out from retirement and help his country get to the world cup. The Ghana FA must find a way to include Baffour and Warris in the next next Ghana call up. Jordan Ayew is not Andre he must not start any Black Stars game as a striker unless it is the likes of Lesotho. He failed against Zambia in the AFCON. Why start him in Zambia? This is what makes me question Appiah’s mettle. If Appiah does not win against Sudan he must be replaced by his Assistant Konadu. The Assistant Konadu seems to be more no-nonsense and cut-throat. Appiah is too nice for soccer. He cannot beat Renard and Renard knows it.
“If Appiah does not win against Sudan he must be replaced by his Assistant Konadu.”
If Ghana lose against Sudan it’s kuya bebele. Ha ha ha.
@ The game. watch the game again. that was ball to hand. if it hadnt hit his hand it would have still hit a part of his body for him to block it. i didnt see any ghanaian player being brought down in the 18. please point out the minutes. as for your freekicks, it was 50-50 as even zambia got turned down. and to why the ref denied you some freekicks was because of jordans dive. so he wanted to really make sure and not just give a freekick he didnt even see clearly to a team which dives.
@Mulenga
Now you’ve appointed yourself the PRO for the referee.
Because you have won you don’t seem to see any thing wrong with officiating.
Remember that what goes around, comes around.This is your time so relish it. One day you will be at the receiving end.
That’s the only way Ghana is hoping to win I see. But I’m sure the next game between Ghana and Zambia will be the 4th defeat for Ghana at the hands of Zambia in a serious competition in a role. I can imagine the cries that will come. The next appeal will not be about the ref. It will be for having to play Zambia too many times.
My dear brothers.Please lets not insult one another.We are all africans and love each other.When Ghana was at the world cup in South Africa,it did us proud as Zambians and we cheered them all the way and mourned together when we were denied victory.Ghana is a skilful team and so is Zambia.Let a better team on a day win!
By the way,Can someone enlighten me.last year I visited Ghana and I saw a very beautiful state of the art stadia in Accra.Why cant matches be held there. I havent seen the kumasi one yet
The Euro is ongoing now.How much are we learning from that?My appeal to my brothers in Ghana,no matter how bad officiating may be,please dont attack FIFA officials.We all know the sacred position of FIFA officials.That is not to say officials dont err-on the contrary they err a number of times that why we have been crying for technology to be deployed on the stadia-but FIFA have always refused to change.I dont understand
Believe me or not,I was in that stadium in Ndola.There were almost just as much play on waved against Zambia.For the majority who depend on reported news;The Ghanain offcials from the bench and players alike surged towards the helpless official on the pitch at the end of the match.That was unnecessary.Iam sure now that the nerves have calmed down,someone should be brave enough and accept there was overreaction. this is only sport at the end of the day we all have lives to lead in a diginified manner.
Ghana and Zambia can strategise between now and next year: play more friendlies if possible Ghana vs Zambia.Forget about the London friendly; half the players in the Zambian team were college students resident in Uk- ask Essien and Gyan-the result was 4-1 against Zambia.That wasnt a true reflection of the Zmabian National soccer team.Organize another match proper-its acceptable