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A retired referee named Philip Lomotey collapsed and died during the Volta Regional Division Two League final between Inter Allies and Home Stars at the Ho Sports Stadium on Sunday, June 25. According to eyewitness accounts, the departed officer was an instructor at the Ho regional police training school and …

The Union of European Football Association(UEFA) has handed Jose Mourinho a four-game ban for abusing referee Antony Taylor after the UEFA Europa League final. The AS Roma manager confronted Taylor right at the car park at the stadium right after the match on Wednesday, June 4, 2023. Mourinho, who was …

Police in Tamale are on a manhunt for the Head Coach of Women Division One B side, Tiyumba Ladies FC, Iddrisu Suweidu alias Kubli after he physically assaulted referee, Mohammed Sakina Nasara during his side’s home match against Soccer Missionaries Ladies in Tamale. The coach who invaded the pitch and …

A referee in the Democratic Republic of Congo had to flee for safety after the female team of DC Motema Pembe got very angry and attacked him during a match against TP Mazembe.   The male referee was reportedly attacked over poor officiating during the match. He was mobbed and …

Retired Ghanaian referee, Emmanuel Okoampah has detailed how a minister under the Rawlings administration instructed him to show bias in a football game between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Without giving details of the date of the match, ex-referee Okoampah disclosed that the game which was a …

Though at first glance, it appeared to be a genuine penalty, subsequent replays proved that there was minimal contact from Ghana’s defender, Mohammed Salisu and that Ronaldo appeared to have gone down too easily. The Moroccan-born American official refused to have a second look on the VAR monitor and judged …

The Referees Manager of the Ghana Football Association, Alex Kotey, has hinted that a Video Assistant Referee [VAR] system will be introduced in Ghana by 2023. According to the retired referee, Ghana has already started the process of acquiring the VAR machines. He explained that Ghana is the only country …

Ndiaye Maguette, the Senegalese referee who was at the center of controversies during Ghana’s World Cup qualifier against South Africa, has been included in the list of referees to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Maguette who was later vindicated by FIFA; became topical after awarding Black Stars a …

Two Ghana Premier League players and a referee have been busted for their involvement in betting scandals by the FIFA/CAF integrity team. One match official whose name has been given as Isaac Osei is said to have had a betting history of the Ghana Premier League on his phone. It …

Retired Ghana Premier League referee Nsor Stephen, has claimed match manipulation by some top Ghana Football Association(GFA) officials led to his retirement from the profession. According to Nsor, he was appointed to officiate an MTN FA Cup tie between Hearts of Oak and Elmina Sharks in 2017. Prior to the …