{"id":78398,"date":"2023-06-23T12:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/gfa-president-visits-assaulted-female-referee\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T12:23:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:23:17","slug":"gfa-president-visits-assaulted-female-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/gfa-president-visits-assaulted-female-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA President visits assaulted female referee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has visited Mohammed Sakina Nasara, the female referee who was assaulted in Tamale last week.<\/p>\n

Sakina Nasara suffered physical injuries following the assault but has since been treated and discharged from the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the Regional Football Association has been very supportive since the incident but I also made a stop over to offer you physical support,\u201d Mr Okraku said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTogether with the Ghana Police Service, we would ensure that the perpetrator is brought to book to ensure justice for you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank you for your dedication and contribution to football. There are a lot of people who get discouraged by these kinds of unfortunate events in our football but we are committed to fixing the wrongs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

President Simeon-Okraku was in the company of Northern Regional Football Association\u2019s Alhaji Hassan Rhyzzo and John Ansah, a member of the Safety and Security Committee.<\/p>\n

Others included Eugene Nobel, a member of the Division One League Board and Henry Asante Twum \u2013 Director of Communications.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0Iddrisu Suheiru Napari was remanded into Police custody on Wednesday after pleading guilty to the offense.<\/p>\n

The case has been adjourned to Monday, June 26, 2023.<\/p>\n

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