Officials of the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ghana Police Service have held a high-level meeting to address two critical cases: the unresolved murder of Asante Kotoko supporter Francis Frimpong, popularly known as Nana Pooley, and a judgement debt owed to another Kotoko fan, Augustine Kwaku Oppong, who lost his right eye in a police shooting incident.
The meeting, convened on the instructions of the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Mr. Kofi Adams, brought together the Director General of the NSA, Mr. Yaw Ampofo Ankra, and Mr. Samuel Sarfo Duku Esq., who serves as Head of Communications for Asante Kotoko, Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Sports, and a Board Member of the NSA.
They met with the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tetteh Yohornu, and top police hierarchy, including the Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Lydia Donkor.
The primary agenda was the Nana Pooley case, a long-standing homicide and the civil judgement secured by Augustine Kwaku Oppong.
The Augustine Kwaku Oppong Case
Mr. Oppong obtained a judgement against the Police Service and other respondents at the High Court in Kumasi, following a shooting incident on January 12, 2020. On that day, after a league match between Asante Kotoko and Berekum Chelsea at the Baba Yara Stadium, post-match violence erupted, leading to a police officer shooting Mr. Oppong in his right eye. He has since lost total vision in that eye, rendering his daily life “unbearable,” according to official accounts.
Touched by the victim’s plight, Mr. Samuel Sarfo Duku Esq. offered to handle the civil case pro bono, leading to the court awarding compensatory damages against the Police Service.
Assurances from Police Command
Following the deliberations, the Police Service assured the NSA delegation of an intensified investigation into the Nana Pooley incident. Both parties agreed to reconvene in the coming days for further discussions aimed at achieving concrete resolutions in both cases.
The meeting signals a renewed commitment by state security and sports authorities to ensure justice for victims of stadium-related violence and to strengthen accountability within matchday security operations.
