Alhaji Akanbi, Board Member of the GPL reigning champions Hearts of Oak has decorated referee Kenny Paddy as a devil following Kotoko’s controversial defeat.
Hearts failed to pick up a point in week 24 of the Ghana Premier League after being beaten 1-0 by the Porcupine Warriors at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Kotoko’s Fabio Gama went down in the Hearts of Oak’s box after a minimal contact from Phobian defender. Referee Kenny Paddy awarded a penalty, which Etouga Mbella scored to snatch victory.
Samuel Boadu and Hearts of Oak had only needed a draw claim another bragging right over the Reds.
Akanbi, in an interview, seemed to disagree, saying the referee is a devil.
“We have only one truth and then we have to say it as it is. I had a call from some countries like America, Canada, London after the game What’s wrong with the referee? He came with a mindset. What’s he telling people?
“He was sitting like an angel during the pre-match as if he cannot talk but not knowing he was having a mindset whiles we were thinking about the beauty of the game. He knows what he was thinking about, and might even see us as a fools.”
“He is a devil. That referee is a devil and should be ashamed of himself on his performance yesterday, genuinely he came with a scoreline in his pocket.
“Hearts of Oak will never allow him to officiate any Hearts Of Oak game again.”
“I need his number because I want to blast him.” Akanbi divulged on Akwaaba 98.1 FM in Berekum
