The Professional League Board (PLB) has referred to the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) the violence that characterised Real Tamale United (RTU) and Kumasi Asantie Kotoko Premier League match at Bolgatanga last week.
The match, which was the first Kinapharma League match this season was characterised by stone throwing and violence.
A statement from the PLB, said supporters of both teams invaded the field of play during the match and in the process an RTU supporter was assaulted while Frank Osei the scorer Kotoko's lone goal of the match received a slap on the face.
The statement said the incidents brought the game to a halt for six minutes. The two teams are to explain why they should not be punished for the unruly behaviour of their fans.
The PLB has also referred to the Disciplinary Committee the incident were fans of Hearts of Oak converged at the entrance of the VVIP lounge of the Accra Sports Stadium in the process holding personalities hostage for the GFA's refusal to validate the registration card Charles Taylor.
It also asked Mr M. D. Arthur, second assistant referee for the match between King Faisal and Hearts of Lions to explain in writing why he failed to turn up for the match.
The statement said Arsenals and Hearts of Lions have been fined 200,000 cedis each for turning up late for pre-match technical meeting in their respective matches against Goldfields and King Faisal.
PLB also fined Olympics half a million cedis for reporting three minutes later than the scheduled time.
The statement asked all clubs fined to pay within 21 days or lose their next match.
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