The Ghana international will miss three matches following his dismissal at the weekend, as he was captured in camera punching another player during a post-match scuffle
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed Ghana striker Benjamin Tetteh a three-game ban following his red card against Gabon in the second game of Group C of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday.
The lanky striker, who lasted only five minutes after coming on Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew, punched a Gabon player after Algerian referee Lahlou Benbraham had brought the game to an end.
Andre Ayew first rushed towards the direction of Gabon coach Neveu to complain about how his side unfairly scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Ghana midfielder Daniel Kofi Kyereh went down and the ball was played out but Gabon failed to give the ball back to Ghana as a mark of replay following the restart and went on to score.
The disagreement led to Joseph Paintsil also going into the books of the referee but Tetteh rushed from the centre of the field to an already overcrowded area to join his teammates in a scuffle with Gabon players.
In the process, he was seen punching a Gabon player with a left hook and Caf has decided to hand him a three-match ban instead of missing two games.
This means that Tetteh won’t play part of Ghana’s last group game against Comoros in Garoua on Tuesday. He will also miss the round of 16 and quarterfinals fixtures should Ghana progresses.
However, he will be cleared to play in the semifinals if the Black Stars reach that stage.
Ghana currently sit third in Group C with just a point and would have to defeat Comoros to stand a chance of progressing out of the group.