{"id":409151,"date":"2017-08-04T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T13:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/04\/im-not-under-pressure-to-officiate-kotoko-hearts-clash-ref-dally-gagba\/"},"modified":"2017-08-04T13:58:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T13:58:22","slug":"im-not-under-pressure-to-officiate-kotoko-hearts-clash-ref-dally-gagba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/04\/im-not-under-pressure-to-officiate-kotoko-hearts-clash-ref-dally-gagba\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not under pressure to officiate Kotoko-Hearts clash &#8211; Ref. Dally Gagba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/42845972.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ref Gagba\" title=\"Ref Gagba\" width=\"295\" height=\"132\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ref Gagba will officiate Hearts vs Kotoko on Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150106940086186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150106940086186\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1501855102_188_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Referee Dally Gagba says he\u2019s not under pressure to handle the Ghana Premier League crucial fixture between Asante Kotoko and bitterest rivals Accra Hearts of Oak.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this isn\u2019t the first time he would be handling such a crunchy match having done that two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time I have been appointed to officiate Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak match, my first was back in 2015 in Kumasi where Hearts won by a lone goal, and no party complained about performance afterwards.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI am not under any pressure to officiate the big game on Sunday and I look forward to arriving in Kumasi Sunday morning to perform my duties \u2018\u2019Referee Emmanuel Dally Gagba told Fox FM.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko will on Sunday will for the first time be playing their first competitive game since the disastrous accident suffered on the Nkwakwa Highway on their way back to Kumasi after honoring a league match against Inter Allies where they lost by a goal to nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ref Gagba will officiate Hearts vs Kotoko on Sunday &#13; Referee Dally Gagba says he\u2019s not under pressure to handle the Ghana Premier League crucial fixture between Asante Kotoko and bitterest rivals Accra Hearts of Oak. 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