Accra Great Olympics have won their protest against Medeama Sporting Club the Ghana Football Association disciplinary committee has announced.
Great Olympics lodged a complaint to the disciplinary committee after Medeama fielded an unqualified player Nana Kofi Babil in their match day 12 game at the Akoon Park.
Babil had accumulated three yellow cards and was ineligible to play in the game for the Mauve and Yellow.
Medeama have been docked points by the Disciplinary Committee as a result and also fined Ghc 6,000.
The decision means Olympics have been declared winners of the game and awarded three points.
The decision read, “That the protest of Accra Great Olympics FC is successful since player, Nana Kofi Babil was unqualified to play in the Matchday 12 Premier League match between Medeama SC and Accra Great Olympics FC in accordance of 28(1)(e), 28(2) and 33(1)(e) of the Premier League Regulations,” the GFA Disciplinary Committee said in its ruling on Monday.
“That for fielding an unqualified player in the said match, Medeama SC shall be considered as having lost the match and accordingly, three(3) points and three(3) goals is hereby awarded in favour of Accra Great Olympics FC pursuant to Article 33(1)(e) and 33(2) of the Premier League Regulations.
“That Medeama SC shall further lose three (3) points from its accumulated points from previous matches in accordance with Article 33(5)(a) of the Premier League Regulations.
“That Medeama SC is hereby fined an amount of Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc5,000.00), 50% of which shall be paid to Accra Great Olympics in accordance with Article 33(5)(b) of the Premier League Regulations.
“That in accordance with Article 33(5)(c) of the Premier League Regulations, Medeama SC is hereby fined an amount of One Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc1,000.00) as transportation expense of Accra Great Olympics FC.
“That should any party be dissatisfied with or aggrieved by this Decision, the party has within one (1) day of being notified of this Ruling to appeal to the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association {See Article 35(10) of the Premier.”
Olympics will move up to the 10th position on the league table as the points gained will increase from 17 to 20.