Soccer News of Monday, 15 March 2004

Source: GNA

Ivorian Referees to handle Hearts/Stade de Malien CAF Match

Accra, Mar. 15, GNA - Referees Kanon Yao Denis, Koffi Kabran and Zohore Prejnon all from the Ivory Coast are to scheduled to handle the Eighth CAF Champions League Finals match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Stade de Malien of Mali on Sunday, 21st March at the Accra sports Stadium.

Referee Denis will be in the middle with Kabran as the Assistant referee one and Prejnon as assistant referee two. The Match Commissioner is Gen. Seyi Memene from Togo.

The Administrative Manager of Accra Hearts of Oak, Mr Ashford Tetteh Oku on behalf of the management of the club said this in a Press Statement copied to the GNA Sports on Monday said the kick off time is 3 pm while the gates would be opened at 8 am.

Mr Oku also announced the rates as 150,000 cedis for the VIP, 100,000 cedis- Wings, 60,000 cedis Upper Terrace, Osu South and North Wings 40,000 cedis and Popular Stand- 30,000 cedis.

The release said apart from the Presidential Box, all complimentary cards are invalid and would not be admitted.

It advised supporters to throng to the stadium to cheer the team and to desist from loitering around the gates as has been the case, adding that "offenders will be effectively dealt with".