The Minister of Youth and Sports has appealed to the Italian government to address unacceptable and primitive incidents of racism targeted at Ghanaian footballers in order to preserve the cordial relationship between both countries.
According to Mr Asiamah, all African players deserved the right to right to ply their trade without being abused by "backward-thinking football club supporters who think God created them superior than others".
The Minister made this known during an interaction with the Italian Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Giovanni Favilli, who visited the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Wednesday in response to protest letter on the racial abuse of Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari by some fans of Italian club, Cagliari on April 30 during a Serie A match at the Stadio Sant'Elia.
Muntari stormed off the pitch leaving his team with 10 men after his initial complaints to referee Daniele Minelli fell on deaf ears and earned him a yellow card as well as a one match suspension from Italian football authorities which was subsequently rescinded.
The incident attracted widespread condemnation from many institutions including, the United Nations, world players union, FIFPro and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
"We are no more in the primitive slave trade era," Mr Asiamah said after welcoming HE Favilli and his deputy Lorenzo Pinelli to the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
He added, "We are in a civilised era and football players, irrespective of their background, deserve the right to do their jobs without fear of abuse from backward-thinking football club supporters who think God created them superior than others
"We are appealing to the Italian Government to take appropriate action to put a stop to this unacceptable behaviour of some football fans in Italy who potentially can destroy the very cordial relationship between Ghana and Italy".
Mr Asiamah also demanded an unqualified apology from the Cagliari football club officials for the uncouth behaviour of their fans.
The Italian Ambassador in a response condemned the actions of the Cagliari fans and praised Muntari for his decision to storm off the pitch.
However, HE Favilli stated that the isolated incident should not be allowed to ruin the strong bonds that exist between Italy and Ghana in football.
"The Cagliari incident is an isolated event that does not define the relationship between Italy and Ghana and between Italian football and Ghanaian footballers.
"The disrespectful hoots came from a very limited number of spectators and they were heard only because they happened in a stadium where fans were silent because they were on strike.
"The history of Ghanaian footballers in Italy goes back a long way to 1991 when Ghana's Under-17 national team played there and several players were recruited. Today Italy is the country that has the highest number of Ghanaian footballers outside Ghana with 90 players active in the different leagues and 140 over the years.
He mentioned that players of Ghanaian descent such as Kwadwo Asamoah, Sulley Muntari, Stephen Appiah and Mario Balotelli had won the hearts of Italian football fans with their stellar performances.
He also promised to pursue an official apology from the officials of Cagliari, who are still yet to apologise for the actions or sanction the fans that abused Muntari.
HE Favilli also invited Mr Asiamah to the 2017 Calcio Trade Ball, an event that celebrates the contributions of Italian-based Ghanaian footballers to the economies of both countries on June 13 at his residence in Accra.