Asante Kotoko coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum has called on match officials to ensure the protection of players from career-threatening tackles in the Ghana Premier League.
His comment comes after an off the ball incident between Kotoko forward, Franck Mbella Etouga and Bechem United midfielder Samuel Osei Kuffour at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour park in the matchday 19 fixture has grabbed the headlines fo the wrong reasons.
The Bechem United defender stamped on the Etouga second after clearing the ball out of his team’s half on the pitch.
Quizzed on his reaction to the challenge, Nareth said, “Every single registered player for the Ghana league is a very important player.
“So career-threatening tackles that can send them off their profession, sometimes they may not come back.
“If they will come back, they will look too rusty, they may not be able to play the way they are playing.
“So it’s not only about them [Georges Mfegue and Franck Mbella] but every single player.
“Every single player is important so they [referees] need to look at that, in fact, they need to protect the players and I think, they have to do that,” he added.
The score at the end of the day meant the Porcupine Warriors now find themselves eight at the top of the Ghana Premier League, with Aduana Stars coming in second.
Asante Kotoko will host Bibiani Gold Stars at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday