Story: George Folley Quaye, Wa
The National Sports Council (NSC) in the Upper West Region has put security measures in place to ensure an incident-free premier league match between Wa All Stars and visiting Accra Hearts of Oak.
The council has requested for 50 uniformed policemen and some other peace officers in mufti. It has also requested for the services of a task force from Wa All Stars Football Club.
This, according to the council, is to ensure that absolute tranquility prevails during and after the match.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic in Wa, the Regional Sports Development Officer, Mr Thomas Soan-ye, said as a result of the expected massive crowd, the Ghana Red Cross Society and the Saint John Ambulance men would be on duty.
He appealed to the general public to avoid hooliganism and behave sportingly, warning that anybody who tried to break the law would be handed over to the police.
Mr Soan-ye recalled a nasty incident some years ago when supporters of Upper West Heroes tried to prevent the plane carrying players of Hearts of Oak from taking off on the tarmac of the Wa airstrip.
He said that incident contributed to the relegation of Upper West Heroes which consequently denied the region the chance to watch quality premier league matches.
Meanwhile, a number of supporters of Wa All Stars have predicted victory over hearts.
“We have vowed not to concede defeat at home and will therefore urge our players to go all out in the match”, Alhassan Seidu said, and called on supporters of the club to troop to the Wa Sports Stadium on Sunday to cheer All Stars on to victory
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