PRESIDENT of the Ghana FA has hit out at the crowd violence that marred his team’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against hosts Equatorial Guinea yesterday (Feb 5).
Kwesi Nyantakyi blamed Equatorial Guinea supporters for “unprovoked violent attacks” inside the stadium.
He added: “We are lucky that we haven’t lost any lives, though people have sustained various degrees of injuries arising from objects thrown at them.”
The Black Stars sealed a 3-0 win to reach Sunday’s final, where they will play Ivory Coast, who beat DR Congo 3-1 on Wednesday, but their semi-final success came at a price as the reputation of African football was tarnished.
At the height of the disturbances, which saw the game halted, players ducked bottles thrown from the stands, Ghana fans sought safety behind a goal, riot police used tear gas and a helicopter hovered over the stadium.
“It’s now like a war zone,” the Ghana Football Association (GFA) tweeted, claiming “barbaric acts of vandalism” while its president told the BBC it was lucky no-one was killed.
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