Ghanaian sports journalist Saddick Adams has set the record straight on the viral content circulating on social media, clarifying that the alleged bus vandalism was not the work of agitated Black Stars supporters but rather a result of the aftermath of the game between host nation Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea.

In a comprehensive statement shared on Twitter, Saddick Adams took a proactive stance to correct the narrative surrounding the incident, emphasizing that the images gaining traction on social media were linked to the passionate reactions of Ivory Coast fans following their match against Equatorial Guinea.“But nobody was ready to harm anyone. Nobody vandalized any bus. The pictures of vandalized buses in circulation were done by Ivorian fans after their defeat to Eq Guinea,” Saddick Adams stated in a tweet.

See tweet below:

Good morning. A little rundown and clarification on what transpired at the Stade Ebimpe last night. Ghanaian Media in Abidjan didn’t go in to attack anyone. We walked down from the Media Tribune at the upper terrace of the stadium to the ground floor to carry out our jobs of… pic.twitter.com/H8UiIlyZqV— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) January 23, 2024