{"id":606494,"date":"2019-04-09T23:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday,  9 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>bbc.com<\/p>\n2019-04-09\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/35449095.295.jp"},"modified":"2019-04-09T23:00:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T23:00:31","slug":"ghana-prisons-service-to-investigate-assault-on-female-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/09\/ghana-prisons-service-to-investigate-assault-on-female-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Prisons Service to investigate assault on female referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday,  9 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>bbc.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/35449095.295.jpg\" alt=\"Referee Theresa Bremansu.jpeg\" title=\"Referee Theresa Bremansu.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Fifa referee Theresa Bremansu was assaulted during a match on Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Ghana Prisons Service has set up a committee to investigate the assault on a female referee during a match on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Photos circulated on social media of Fifa referee Theresa Bremansu as she was attacked and the injuries she suffered.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and players felt she should have added more injury time at the end of the a match between Prison&#8217;s FC women and Ampem Darkoa, who won the game 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If a prison officer is found culpable, they will face sanctions raging from caution, dismissal or imprisonment depending on the severity of the assault,&#8221; Vitalis Aiyeh, the spokesperson for the Ghana Prisons Service told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, which was part of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalisation Committee&#8217;s Womens Special Competition, Bremansu reportedly said she was beaten like an armed robber by a male fan.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the attack happened in front of of security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Ampem Darkoa won the women&#8217;s league in Ghana in both 2016 and 2017, the last time the championship was completed.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 edition was cancelled following the collapse of the Ghana Football Association in the wake of the corruption allegations exposed in the film by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.<\/p>\n<p>The GFA Normalization Committee issued a statement on Monday condemning the attack and assured &#8220;the general public that we will liaise with the police to ensure appropriate sanction is meted out to the perpetrator(s).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It also added &#8220;the matter to the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>Sports News of Tuesday, 9 April 2019 Source: bbc.com 2019-04-09 Fifa referee Theresa Bremansu was assaulted during a match on Sunday The Ghana Prisons Service has set up a committee to investigate the assault on a female referee during a match on Sunday. 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