Fans threw missiles, destroyed pitch panels because Ghana’s defeat to Angola spoiled their bet – NSAs Majeed Bawa insists

[caption id="attachment_983817" align="alignnone" width="300"] Baba Yara Sports Stadium after Ghana's defeat to Angola[/caption]

The Deputy Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Alhaji Abdul Majeed Bawa has shared his opinion on the motivation behind the destruction caused by fans at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Thursday evening.

After Ghana’s narrow defeat to Angola in the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, some fans threw objects on the pitch while others stormed the pitch to destroy some of the pitch side panels used for advertisement.

Speaking to Asempa FM on the destruction caused by the fans, NSA Deputy Director General Alhaji Abdul Majeed Bawa said the people involved were all young people.

He alleged that the people resorted to destroying things because Ghana’s defeat spoiled bets they had staked.

“They destroyed, they threw missiles and all manner of things onto the pitch. That one too is it caused by NSA? They destroyed the pitch panels. And I believe these things are happening by the young guys who are addicted to betting. Honestly, that’s my feeling because if you see all those people who did that thing, they are all young guys.

“Throwing missiles because we lost. I believe they would not have done that if Ghana had won. After the tension subsided, you ask them and they were saying they disappointed them and they lost. Not that Ghana has lost oh but they lost a bet,” Alhaji Abdul Majeed Bawa shared.

Ghana’s defeat to Angola means that the Black Stars’ campaign to qualify for the 2025 AFCON started on the wrong note.

The Black Stars must regroup and prepare well to beat Niger in the second game of the qualifiers on Monday, September 9.