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A CAF Stadium security expert, Nick Owusu, believes the lack of search regimes at match venues in contributes to hooliganism in Ghana football.
Hooliganism has become the worrying topic again in Ghana's top flight after the unfortunate scenes in Nsoatre during Nsoatreman FC's matchday 19 home fixture against Asante Kotoko on Sunday, February 2.
Despite the home side picking up a 1-0 win, the game was marred by acts of violence at the Nana Koromansah II Stadium leading to the death of one Francis Frimpong also known as Pooley.
Speaking on Joy News' AM Sports, Owusu highlighted the absence of 'search regimes' and its contribution to messing the sport in Ghana.
"What search regimes are put in place?" he quizzed. "You go to matches, and then you find people bringing all manner of things into the stadium, things that can be used as a weapon if tensions rise and what search regimes are put in place to ensure that these things don't find their way into the stadium?
"In fact, how would somebody be able to take a knife or a glass or anything that can be used as a weapon even in and around the stadium because usually, the search regimes are placed, in some instances, two, three or four miles before you enter the stadium, so if somebody can hurt somebody right around the stadium, it's unacceptable."
As part of measures taken after the incident, the Ghana Football Association has halted the Premier League matches scheduled for this weekend.
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