Hearts of Oak coaches fail to show up in landmark case against Medeama with potential punishment of compensation looming on head of Samuel Boadu and Hamza Obeng
Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu and his assistant Hamza Obeng failed to show up at the Player Status Committee of the Ghana Football Association on Thursday in their landmark case against Medeama, according to reports.
There was no-show from the two gaffers as the Player Status Committee sat to adjudicate on cases Thursday.
Medeama representatives flew from Tarkwa for the showdown but were left disappointed over the no-show.
Lawyers for the two coaches requested for permission to be absent in a landmark case which will define the direction of employer-employee relationship in Ghanaian football.
The two-time FA Cup holders are seeking for “substantial damages” for the arbitrary decision by the two gaffers.
Boadu, a former Asokwa Deportivo coach, shocked the Mauve and Yellows with a resignation on February 25, 2021 but signed a permanent contract with Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak seven days later.
Medeama have backed their case with legal justification for financial claims citing multiple adjudication cases from FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
The Tarkwa-based side say the decision by coaches Samuel Boadu and Hamza Obeng are “premature, hasty, arbitrary, unacceptable and above all abuse of office as an employee” and did not find it expedient and prudent to warn or complain to the club before taken the decisions.
The club says the arbitral decisions have caused “irreparable harm” and has had a negative impact on the overall performance of the team.
Medeama also insist the “damage done physically and psychologically to the club” due to the sudden unplanned departure of the two coaches cannot be explained and are now seeking for a “residual value in damages”.
Boadu’s assistant Hamza Obeng also quit his role at the club on March 16 but joined his boss at Hearts of Oak eight days later.
Boadu spent three years at Medeama before being joined by his assistant Hamza Obeng – who spent two years at the club.
Medeama are set for a legal showdown with the two coaches after reporting the duo to the Player Status Committee for breach of contracts.
It is understood meanwhile that, the two coaches can suffer the punishment of the GFA where they could be forced to pay their former club Medeama SC a sum of compensation.
According the Ghana Soccer Net, the Player Status Committee will decide the level of compensation to be paid to the Tarkwa-based side at their next sitting on Thursday May 6, 2021.
Medeama representatives flew from Tarkwa for the showdown at the GFA but were left disappointed after the duo failed to show up.
Lawyers for the two coaches requested for permission to be absent in a landmark case which will define the direction of employer-employee relationship in Ghanaian football.
