Ernest Thompson – “I was beaten like a thief”

Ebusua Dwarfs Coach Ernest Thompson Quartey narrated his unpleasant ordeal at the hands of fans of Berekum Chelsea following his side’s defeat to the home side.

The gaffer was captured in a wheelchair after he was beaten by supporters of the home team for allegedly carrying black magic “juju”.

The incident is the latest amongst a catalog of crowd violence that has blighted the glamour witnessed in the domestic league.

Coach Thompson, who is currently recovering from the manhandling he endured from supporters of Berekum Chelsea disclosed he was beaten to a pulp as though he was a thief.

“What happened is barbaric and should never happen again to anyone.  I was beaten like a thief. I still have body pains as we speak,” he told Medeamaa FM

“They (fans) thought I was holding juju and so they pounced on me and beat me like a common criminal.

”We played the first match, we said our prayer with the prayers and just as we were going into the dressing room, then about 30 supporters in front of the dressing room. They wanted to search me because they were suspecting I had juju [black magic] on me,” Thompson said in a video posted on social media.

”So when I said No. It was only my phone and other things, they forcibly opened my zip and all that and when I tried to resist, they started punching me, held my leg, I fell down, some were kicking me.

”This shouldn’t be happening in Ghana football in this day and age. We[Ghana] have come of age, we are in the scientific world to be pummelled, kicked and all that.

”I have a family at home. I can’t die because of football.”

The melee happened after the first half when the visitors were making their way into the dressing room at the Golden City Park with a 1-0 lead.