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The precincts of the Ghana Football association (GFA) was last Friday almost turned into a �boxing arena� following a heated clash between officials of Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Obuasi Ashantigold. The near fight emanated from dissatisfaction by one of the parties following a Disciplinary Committee hearing involving the regional soccer rivals. The heated exchanges, a replica of �incidents� during matches between the two clubs attracted persons within and around as it served as an anticlimax for a venue that has fair play, peace and unity among its guiding principles. The case was borne out of incidents during the Ashgold-Kotoko Week 29 Glo Premier League, played on Sunday, July 12 at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi. Ashgold won the encounter 2-1 with the game characterised by the firing of teargas by the Police and consistent hold-ups due to crowd troubles at the stadium by followers of the clubs. Mrs Helena Cobbina (Rtd) a member of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of Asante Kotoko openly expressed her displeasure at the Disciplinary Committee (DC) after the hearing as it remained silent on the assault of Kotoko officials during the game. She registered her displeasure over what she said was the committee's silence on their complaint of assault on Kotoko officials during the game. �The GFA Deputy General Secretary, Kweku Ampim Darko who was the Match Commissioner failed to record those incidents in his report. After including them in our letter, it was surprisingly left out of the case,� he noted. Mrs Cobbina said that she suspects foul play as some officials of the GFA are bent on covering up for the bad deeds of Ashantigold, while casting a slur on the neutrality of the soccer governing body.�The GFA is biased. They�re out to favour some clubs,� she yelled in the local twi language. Look at what they have done to my Mark and Spencer Watch and my mobile phone. I brought them as evidence only for the DC not to make mention of it. �They are telling us that Kotoko can also beat Ashgold officials next time and go scot-free. �Mrs Cobbina swore in the full glare of all that she would ensure that Ashgold officials suffer same whenever they visit the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.