Kumasi Asante Kotoko will play three home matches behind closed doors at the Baba Yara Stadium and pay a fine of GHS20,000 in relation to unsporting behaviour by supporters of the club during their matchday 3 encounter against Berekum Chelsea.

According to the Ghana Football Association, its Disciplinary Committee took the decision after receiving Kotoko’s reply to the charge sheet sent by the prosecutor.

“While Asante Kotoko accepted guilt for the conduct of their supporters, the club pleaded for mitigation, based on which the Disciplinary Committee empanelled five members to hear the case”, the GFA said

In deciding the case, the Disciplinary Committee considered the various breaches of the GFA Disciplinary Code and Premier League Regulations as stated in all four charges against the club based on which the prosecutor preferred punishment.

The club’s plea for mitigation and their effort to identify and punish anyone found culpable in the violence that occurred at the stadium on the said date was also considered by the panel.

The panel was chaired by the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Osei Kwadwo (Esq).

It also considered the club’s commitment to supporting efforts that would instil discipline in the league and their regret for the actions of their supporters, which clearly breached the GFA Premier League Regulations and Disciplinary Code.