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| Codjia reports Kotoko, GFA to CAF |
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| Posted on: 2008-Oct-15 |
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The threat of sanctions against Kumasi Asante Kotoko from the Confederation of African Football has increased after Benin referee Coffie Codjia officially reported some of the unsavory incidents that marred their Confederations Cup game against Etoile du Sahel in his official match report.
Kotoko’s chances of progressing to the final of the Confederations Cup all but disappeared after a 2-2 draw against the Tunisians in Kumasi two Saturdays ago, but some Kotoko fans turned on the Benin referee afterwards assaulting him in the tunnel and as he made his way out of the stadium.
And Codjia recounted those incidents to the Confederations of African Football who have now asked the Ghana Football Association to respond to the referee’s allegations.
In a portion of the two-page letter that KickOffGhana.com chanced on, CAF general secretary Mustapha Famy told the GFA in a letter last Friday that Codjia had confirmed earlier reports that he had to take refuge in a restaurant for one hour outside the stadium before security men whisked him away.
The referee was also critical of security arrangements as he exited the stadium and against officials of the Ghana Football Association who he says were nowhere to be found throughout his stay in Kumasi and during his stay there.
Kotoko have themselves condemned the attitude of their fans in the aftermath of that game, but could now face further punishment from the Confederations of African Football based on the referee’s match report.
While Codjia’s performance in the game was shocking for a referee of his standing, the reaction of the fans was violent and uncalled for.
Codjia had angered the Kotoko fans with his decisions and eyewitnesses in the tunnel, including journalists, say he was badly heckled on his way to the dressing room.
On the advice of the security personnel, Codjia and his two assistants were dressed as Red Cross officials to beat the angry Kotoko officials who had besieged the area just outside the dressing room.
Codjia’s troubles in the tunnel were just a tip of the shameful behaviour by the fans in the tunnel and outside the stadium.
Even after escaping as a “Red Cross official”, Codjia’s car was besieged by fans as it got stuck in the traffic outside the stadium forcing him and his assistants to take refuge in a restaurant just across the main entrance at the stadium.
It took a team of rifle-wielding soldiers to get the fans to back off before Codjia was able to leave.
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