The Osu traditional council have issued a caution to the supporters of banned Accra Hearts of Oak against noise making as they intend to converge behind the Accra Sports Stadium to back their club against Sekondi Hasaacas in their Ghana Premier League clash today.
The four elders who stormed the studios of Happy FM on behalf of the Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Area, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI dispelled assertions by some supporters of Hearts that the ban on noise making does affect Osu where the stadium is situated.
According to Alfred Nii Nortey Dowuona, Victor Nii Okai Tagoe, David Teye Nartey and the Dzaase Asafoate Dzaten of Osu Kinkawe, the ban on drumming and noise making affects the Osu Traditional Area as well and hence any form of noise making wouldn’t be countenanced.
“We have come here because we heard a supporter of Hearts of Oak saying on your platform that the ban on noise making excludes Osu where the stadium is situated. We want to place on record that the Osu Traditional Council has also placed a ban on drumming and noise-making hence any such action from the banned Hearts fans would be an affront to our tradition and we would have no option than to ask the police to get them. If they converge and don’t make any noise, then we’ll have no issue with them.” The representatives of the Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Area told Happy FM.
Hearts play against Hasaacas today behind closed doors after the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association only reduced the punishment of the former for the unruly behavior of their fans against Wa Allstars where they hurled missiles at the match officials.
The supporters have decided to converge behind the stadium and contribute some money to the club following their unacceptable behavior which led to the Disciplinary Committee of the FA asking the club to play three of their home games behind closed doors which was later reduced to two by the Appeals Committee.