Wednesday 8th January, 2020
By Simon Asare, GNA
Accra, Jan. 8, GNA – Retired Referee Joe
Debrah, Chairman of the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG), has said there
will be no such thing as “home advantage” as referees are poised in delivering
firm and fair officiating in this year’s Ghana Premier League.
According to the Retired Referee Debrah, he
remains hopeful of improved officiating that would ignite the passion of
football among fans having gone through turbulence over past months.
“I am very confident my referees would do
very well this season but regardless of my confidence in them, they are humans
and are prone to mistakes but with the training they have received over the
past months I believe they will do a good job,’’ he told GNA Sports.
He lauded the efforts and commitment made by
the new Ghana Football Association administration in settling the outstanding
debt owed the referees and believes it would boost the morale of referees in
the ongoing season.
He refuted media reports which suggested any
referees have been handed any bans this season saying he’s not aware of any
such cases.
He urged clubs to comport themselves and
follow the FA’s laid down regulations in seeking redress in case of
dissatisfaction with officiating rather than resorting to violence which
according to him would be dealt with through the necessary enforcement authorities.
GNA
