The owner and financier of Nsoatreman FC, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has been granted bail set at GHC 500,000 with two sureties.
Baffour Awuah, a former Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, was granted bail alongside Joseph Kyeremeh, another suspect, with both expected to appear before the Sunyani District Magistrate Court B on Monday, February 17, 2025.
The former Sunyani West MP is facing charges of abetment to commit crime, specifically murder, under sections 20(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29).
A third suspect, Agyemang Duah Owusu, who was arrested on Monday, has been remanded in police custody.
The three were apprehended following violent disturbances during a league match between Nsoatreman FC and Asante Kotoko at Nana Kronmansah Park in Nsoatre on Sunday.
Presiding Judge Eric Daning has ordered Baffour Awuah to surrender his passport to the court registry for the first 14 days, effective February 4. He is also prohibited from leaving the Sunyani Municipality without court approval.
In response to the incident, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has suspended all Matchday 20 fixtures as part of efforts to ensure justice is served.
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