Football Coach Arrested For Attacking Female Referee
A football coach named Napari Suheru has been arrested after he attacked and injured a female referee officiating a Women’s Division 1B League match at Tamale’s Game Centre 3 near the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium on Saturday.
The coach is reported to have invaded the pitch in the 38th minute to assault the referee and fled immediately after that.
He was declared wanted over the weekend after the Ghana Football Association (GFA) described the attack as savage.
His arrest was announced by the police in a statement on Monday, June 19.
“The Police have arrested suspect Napari Suheru, a football coach, for attacking a referee during a Division 1B football match on a pitch near the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale on 17th June 2023,” a brief statement from the police said.
The police say investigations are ongoing as the suspect prepares for his arraignment.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, is said to have engaged the Chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kurt Okraku and the Director-General of the National Sports Authority, Professor Peter Twumasi to provide adequate security for lower tier leagues.
