Former Hearts of Oak official Aziz Haruna Futa admits Wayoâ??s disallowed goal was offside

Former Hearts of Oak management member, Aziz Haruna Futa, has conceded that referee Reginald Collins Amoah made the right call in ruling out Mawuli Wayo’s late strike against Asante Kotoko for offside.

Speaking on SportyDrive, Futa said that while the decision looked harsh in real time, television replays showed the Hearts forward was indeed in an offside position before finding the net.

"At the stadium, I didn’t see it as offside; it looked like a beautiful goal. But after watching the replay, he was clearly coming from an offside position," Futa admitted.

The controversial moment occurred in stoppage time of Sunday’s Super Clash at the Accra Sports Stadium, where Kotoko claimed a 1-0 victory thanks to Morifing Donzo’s first-half penalty. The disallowed goal sparked heated reactions from Hearts fans, who felt they had been denied a late equaliser.

Futa’s acknowledgement adds a measured voice to the debate, backing the referee’s decision in what was one of the game’s defining moments.

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