By John Essien
Ghana AFCON woes continues, as striker Benjamin Tetteh is set to serve a three-match suspension for punching an opponent during a mass brawl in Friday’s 1-1 draw with Gabon.
The two Group C rivals drew in their second match of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with Jim Allevinah’s late equaliser rescuing a point for the Panthers, after Andre Ayew’s sensational opener had given Ghana the lead.
Ghana became frustrated at full-time, as both teams got involved in a brawl. Black Stars substitute Tetteh landed his fist at Gabon’s Aaron Boupendza.
The Reims forward was red-carded when the referee was informed of the incident by VAR but refused to come out of the changing rooms to be shown the card after the Group C clash in Yaounde.
The Confederation of African Football, (CAF) on Saturday said it had decided to suspend Tetteh for one additional match on top of his automatic two-game ban.
The 24-year-old striker will miss Ghana’s must-win clash against Comoros on Tuesday. Ghana are third in Group C with just one point from two games.
The Black Stars have endured a stuttering start to the tournament, having suffered a 1-0 defeat to Morocco in the opening clash.
