Head coach of Hearts of Lions, Bashir Hayford has been banned by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for six matches following misconduct during a game.<\/p>\n According to the GFA, during the Ghana Premier League match between Karela United and Hearts of Lions, the coach was involved in a heated conversation with match officials, which was reported.<\/p>\n After the Disciplinary Committee probed the issue, coach Hayford was found guilty of verbally abusing the match officials, which led to the ruling.<\/p>\n It was also indicated that the Hearts of Lions head coach will pay an amount of GH\u00a25,000 in addition to serving the six-match ban as part of the punishment.<\/p>\n \u201cBashir Hayford has been banned for six matches by the Disciplinary Committee for unsporting behaviour towards match officials during the Match Day 7 of the Ghana Premier League game between Karela United and Hearts of Lions at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was found guilty of verbally abusing the match officials during the said game. Hayford has also been fined GH\u00a25,000 and has received a warning that any further misconduct will result in more severe sanctions,\u201d the statement released by the GFA on November 4, 2024, read.<\/p>\n Karela United defeated Hearts of Lions by a lone goal at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium on October 20, 2024.<\/p>\n Watch the latest episode of Sports Check with renowned boxing trainer Don Charles<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Coach](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/751\/75197773.295.jpg\" "\\"Coach")
Coach Bashir Hayford has been charged by the GFA for misconduct<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n