{"id":751280,"date":"2022-01-15T16:20:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T16:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/15\/benjamin-tetteh-runs-away-after-swinging-punch-in-gabon\/"},"modified":"2022-01-15T16:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T16:20:56","slug":"benjamin-tetteh-runs-away-after-swinging-punch-in-gabon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/15\/benjamin-tetteh-runs-away-after-swinging-punch-in-gabon\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Tetteh runs away after swinging punch in Gabon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ghana striker, Benjamin Tetteh, has been shown a retrospective red card by Algerian official Lahlou Benbraham for swinging a punch at a Gabon player.<\/p>\n

The incident took place at the end of Ghana\u2019s 1-1 draw with Gabon on Friday evening, a hugely damaging result for the Black Stars in their bid to reach the knockouts.<\/p>\n

There was visible frustration on the Ghana bench after Gabon\u2019s Jim Allevinah scored an equaliser in the 88th minute.<\/p>\n

And that frustration spilled onto the pitch after Benbraham blew for full-time, with players arguing with each other and eventually 24-year-old Tetteh, who had come on as a substitute swung a punch at Aaron Boupendza.<\/p>\n

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Tetteh saw the referee trying to work out who was the offender and he quickly ran down the tunnel off the pitch.<\/p>\n

After being informed of the culprit a furious Benbraham refused to leave the pitch, telling Arsenal\u2019s Thomas Partey and other members of the Ghana set-up to \u201csend No. 25 out.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Tetteh still didn\u2019t emerge and eventually, Benbraham gestured to the crowd that the red card had been shown to No. 25, which is Tetteh\u2019s number.<\/p>\n

It will also be included in his report.<\/p>\n

That will rule Tetteh out of the must-win clash against Comoros on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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