The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana has called on fans of both Hearts and Kotoko to eschew acts of hooliganism as the two giants lock horns in Accra on Sunday.

The two giants will be at each other’s throats on Sunday afternoon in the first leg of the Super Clash in the 2020 Ghana Premier League.

With the May 9 Disaster still fresh in the minds of many Ghanaians, the PFAG has called on the fans of both clubs to be decorous in their acts and accept whatever results that come at the end of the game.

Below is the full statement:

The Professional Footballers Association (PFAG) of Ghana would like to appeal to general public and fans of Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko to stay away from rowdy behaviour when the two teams clash at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.

Hooliganism and thuggery have no place in football and acts of violence perpetrated by individuals cannot be tolerated.

As much as the PFAG believe both clubs would not endorse any such thing, we back the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to reinforce security at the stadium and various centres in the remaining matches of the league.

We wish to assure Ghanaian football fans that football has zero tolerance for violence, hence any fan, official or club that is found to have breached the GFA Regulations and GFA Disciplinary Code must be dealt with.

PFAG also wishes to advice supporters and administrators in general to be wary of verbal and physical attacks on footballers, the main actors of our game. Insults and other forms of abuse against footballers sometimes lead to such players being abused later.

The FA, administrators, fans and the general public should help protect our footballers from such things.

Again, we would like to remind the general public that the name of the game is fair play and tolerance and not brutality and intolerance.