Nsoatreman FC have introduced that they’re withdrawing from the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League on account of considerations over the “safety and security” of their gamers.
The membership 2024 FA Cup champions, have been almost attacked earlier than their sport in opposition to FC Samartex on Monday throughout the Matchday 23 fixtures at DUN’s Park.
Nsoatreman FC had already been banned from enjoying residence video games on the Nana Konamansah Park after the tragic fatal stabbing of Asante Kotoko fan Francis Yaw Frimpong, often known as Nana Pooley, throughout their Matchday 19 match on February 2, 2025.
Stories point out that angry supporters are planning to retaliate. Final week, it was additionally reported that a person trailed Nsoatreman’s workforce bus as they travelled to Samreboi to play in opposition to reigning league champions, FC Samartex .
The individual was caught and brought to the Bibiani Police Station for further investigation.
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In consequence, the membership has acknowledged that they’re “pressured to take this determination” to guard their gamers.
Membership assertion
This was contained in an announcement launched by the membership at the moment.
We write to respectfully withdraw from the continuing Ghana Premier League and some other competitions organized by the Ghana Soccer Affiliation on account of considerations over the safety and security of our gamers. We’re pressured to take this determination on account of current occasions involving our matches with Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Samartex FC, which we formally wrote to your excessive workplace.
The membership stated on account of all that has transpired over the weeks, it’s troublesome to make sure their gamers are secure and safe.
In mild of this, we will not assure the protection of our gamers. Subsequently, the administration and board of administrators don’t have any selection however to prioritise the protection and safety of our gamers by withdrawing from the league. We remorse any inconvenience this determination might trigger.
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They’re due to this fact calling on the Ghana Soccer Affiliation (GFA) to know this determination.
