Former Black Stars player, Hamza Mohammed, has revealed that the Division One League is a difficult competition to play in due to the terrible nature of pitches and safety issues.
The Division One League season was cancelled in June, along with other major leagues in Ghana due to the impact of the coronavirus.
Hamza is the head coach of Tamale City, a club that has become the rivals of Real Tamale United in the Northern part of the country.
In his interview on the Joy Sports Link, he went into detail on the pitch issues he and his team, Tamale City are facing.
“[It’s] very very difficult [to play in the division one league]. The main difficulty we face is the pitches. Most of the pitches are not good apart from the Sunyani Coronation Park and Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium.
Only those two pitches are somehow okay. Apart from that, some pitches there are no perimeters or something that you cannot explain. It is too much,” he told Nathaniel Attoh.
He also noted one incident which made him fear for his safety.
“Our first season [in Tamale City], we went unbeaten we went to Nkoranza and then there were bent on cheating us. It was difficult and we could not [win]. At the dying embers of the game, there was a goal kick and the supporters came on the pitch to beat the referee.
They were beating us too. Some were even throwing stones and their reason was that the referee should award a penalty against us. We allowed the penalty because we feared for our lives. That was two years ago.”
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