His assistant one Kwesi Brobbey also copped at the same match ban.

The Match Review Panel concluded that, their judgments or decisions in that particular match was below standard.

The ban took effective from match day 16. A letter dated May 30, 2017; signed by the GFA’s Deputy General Secretary, Alex Asante noted with disappointment:

”After [a] careful study of the report of the GFA Match Review Committee, the Executive Committee has approved the recommendation stated in the report on the above-mentioned match that; Referee Issaka Afful and his Assistant [One], Kwesi Brobbey are banned for four matches from match day 16.”

Watch the penalties awarded against Asante Kotoko in their 2-1 defeat at Medeama in the Ghana Premier League: 

The Porcupine Warriors had played six consecutive league matches without victory but were confident of ending that barren run on the Otumfuo’s birthday (May 6) against fellow strugglers, Oly at the Accra Sports Stadium.

They were also looking to appease their fans after a humiliating 3-1 loss to bitter-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak in the President’s Cup first-leg held at the same venue on Monday. However, the Wonder Club had other ideas and carried the day after scoring a goal in either half to extend Kotoko’s winless run to seven matches.

The first goal came through a cracking effort from Paul Fiatsi who volleyed home from the edge of the box after a poor clearance by Kotoko from a corner.

Francis Atsu Dzokpata ended the tie as a contest in the 77th minute when his close-range effort wrong-footed Kotoko goalie Felix Annan for Olympics’ second goal.

The Porcupine Warriors in the dying embers of the game scored but Abass Mohammed effort was ruled offside by the match officials.

The Black Starlets wants to acclimatize before the tournament starts on 14 May.

Ghana are in Group A alongside hosts Gabon, Cameroon and Guinea.

Paa Kwesi Fabin and his boys will be eyeing one of the four semi-final tickets which will secure qualification to the 2017 FIFA World Cup in India.