Kenney Padi
Suspended Ghanaian referee, Kenney Padi, says he has not had an erection since officiating in the Super Clash game between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak in the Week 24 fixture.
The class one referee awarded a controversial penalty to Asante Kotoko, which enabled the league leaders to beat their arch-rivals by a lone goal at the Baba Yara Stadium.
The penalty decision generated a lot of talks, and his performance also questioned on the day.
Hearts of Oak reported referee Kenney Padi to the Ghana Football Association over his performance.
Kenny Padi, in an interview on Wenchi-based Ewiase FM, has revealed that he is been hunted by the decision to award the penalty, and has not had an erection in bed since then.
“I have not had erection since the day I awarded the penalty against Hearts of Oak.
“Sometimes I get strange and horrific nightmares, I can’t sleep,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Ghana Football Association Match Review Panel has suspended referee Kenny Padi for the rest of the season, after he was found guilty of erring in the penalty decision in the league game between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko.
Padi was reported by Hearts of Oak for his role in their 1-0 loss to bitter rivals Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League.
Padi gave Kotoko a penalty in the first half, which Franck Mbella Etouga converted to secure the Porcupine Warriors’ victory.
The Phobians insisted it was a dubious call, and they have been proven right by the Match Review Panel who ruled that Padi will not officiate any match for the rest of the season.
Decision Below:
Summary Of Complaint
In the 14th minute of play, Referee Kenny Padi awarded a dubious penalty to Asante Kotoko when Hearts of Oak player, Nurudeen Abdul-Aziz won a 50/50 ball in their 18-yard box from Fabio Gama (No. 10) of Asante Kotoko.
Referees Response
The referee insisted that the Hearts player stepped on the foot of the Kotoko player, which he later agreed that there was no stepping of foot after watching the video. He then defended that there was a push and pull at a point, which the video clearly showed that it was not the case.
Observations, Findings And Grounds Of The Decision
Per the video watched in relation to the 14th minute’s incident, player number 24 of Hearts of Oak challenged player number 10 of Asante Kotoko fairly.
There was no foul committed which warranted any penalty. The hand on the back of the attacker had no impact on the attacker.
More so, the attacker should not have been falling backwards if the fall was because of the hand of the defender, obviously it was not a push, so falling backward suggest a premeditated attempt to fake a foul.
We also considered some factors:
If there was pushing as claimed by the referee, we did not see any movement of the arm from the back to forward. Meaning, no hand movement: Neither pulling movement from front to back.
The attacker was already throwing himself down in a completely strange way.
If there was pulling or pushing as claimed by the referee, the attacker should have fallen on the face and not with his back as seen in the video.
Decision(s)
Per the video watched, the panel holds the view that the referee erred in awarding the penalty. This error changed the outcome of the match.
Therefore, the Referee, Joseph Kenny Padi, is suspended for the rest of the season. This includes all GFA organised matches.
Ghanasoccernet