{"id":424825,"date":"2011-05-16T12:24:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T12:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/16\/sports-ministry-apologizes-to-fans-for-memorial-match-fiasco\/"},"modified":"2011-05-16T12:24:59","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T12:24:59","slug":"sports-ministry-apologizes-to-fans-for-memorial-match-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/16\/sports-ministry-apologizes-to-fans-for-memorial-match-fiasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Ministry Apologizes To Fans For Memorial Match Fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"49\">Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Patrick Akoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-29341\" href=\"http:\/\/ghanasoccernet.com\/2011\/05\/sports-ministry-apologizes-to-fans-for-memorial-match-fiasco\/flag-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29341\" title=\"flag\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/flag4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a>The Ministry of Youth and Sports has issued a groveling apology to soccer fans for the abandoned May 9 disaster ceremonial match over the weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soccer fans went ballistic over Hearts of Oak\u2019s decision to pull out of the game after they accused Asante Kotoko of breach of trust in deciding to use reserve players for the match.<\/p>\n<p>Angry fans beseeched the gate demanding for a refund and it took the timely intervention of the security apparatus detailed at the venue to calm down tempers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to sincerely apologise profusely to soccer fans for what happened in the memorial match due to some technical difficulties,\u201d Deputy Sports minister Nii Nortey Duah said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be meeting the various stakeholders and try to find an amicable solution and then we\u2019ll fix a new date for the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Visit site:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ghanasoccernet.com\/2011\/05\/sports-ministry-apologizes-to-fans-for-memorial-match-fiasco\/\" title=\"Sports Ministry Apologizes To Fans For Memorial Match Fiasco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Ministry Apologizes To Fans For Memorial Match Fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website. 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