{"id":44790,"date":"2025-11-10T18:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44790"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:00:47","slug":"hearts-of-oak-charged-for-failing-to-control-fans-after-kotoko-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hearts-of-oak-charged-for-failing-to-control-fans-after-kotoko-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts of Oak charged for failing to control fans after Kotoko defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hearts of Oak have been charged by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for failing to control their supporters during Sunday\u2019s Super Clash defeat to Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Several Hearts of Oak supporters and players were displeased by how referee Reginald Collins Amoah handled the game, especially the penalty to Kotoko and the denial of\u00a0 Mawuli Wayo&#8217;s flagged offside leveller.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Bechem United appoint Kobina Amissah as new head coach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/bechem-united-appoint-kobina-amisah\/\">Bechem United appoints Kobina Amissah as new head coach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They lost by a goal to nil to Kotoko.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, some of the players rushed to the referee and linesman to register their displeasure, which turned chaotic but was brought under control by the security personnel present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE INCIDENT<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hearts of Oak players incensed by how they painfully lost to their bitter rivals , Kotoko. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xCUXo8Tai\">pic.twitter.com\/7xCUXo8Tai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JasonBannermann (@JasonBannermann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonBannermann\/status\/1987942768925438365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Video footage showed angry supporters throwing objects onto the pitch as security personnel struggled to restore order. The GFA cited breaches of Articles 16(2)(b) and 34(6)(d) of the Disciplinary Code and the Premier League Regulations, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"GFA to honour  Asamoah Gyan with a testimonial match\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gfa-to-honour-asamoah-gyan-with-testimonial-match\/\">GFA to honour Asamoah Gyan with a testimonial match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hearts have until Tuesday, November 11, 2025, to respond to the charges.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts of Oak have been charged by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for failing to control their supporters during Sunday\u2019s Super Clash defeat to Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium. &nbsp; Several Hearts of Oak supporters and players were displeased by how referee Reginald Collins Amoah handled the game, especially the penalty to Kotoko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":43889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,859],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-premier-league"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hearts.jpeg?fit=1530%2C2048&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bEq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44792,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hearts-midfielder-hussein-mohammed-charged-for-attempting-to-attack-referee\/","url_meta":{"origin":44790,"position":0},"title":"Hearts midfielder Hussein Mohammed charged for attempting to attack referee","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"November 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hearts of Oak midfielder Hussein Mohammed has been charged by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for misconduct in the game against Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. \u00a0 He is alleged to have charged on referee Collins Amoah to seek answers to how he handled the game.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hussein-Mohammed.jpeg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hussein-Mohammed.jpeg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hussein-Mohammed.jpeg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hussein-Mohammed.jpeg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31676,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-shall-bounce-back-prosper-narteh-after-presidents-cup-defeat\/","url_meta":{"origin":44790,"position":1},"title":"We shall bounce back &#8211; 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