{"id":419378,"date":"2017-09-17T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/17\/happy-man-bitters-champions-cup-set-to-kickoff-in-kumasi-on-monday\/"},"modified":"2017-09-17T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T13:00:29","slug":"happy-man-bitters-champions-cup-set-to-kickoff-in-kumasi-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/17\/happy-man-bitters-champions-cup-set-to-kickoff-in-kumasi-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Man Bitters Champions Cup set to kickoff in Kumasi on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday, 17 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-09-17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/49810000.295.jpg\" alt=\"Happyman Cup\" title=\"Happyman Cup\" width=\"295\" height=\"208\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The tournament is expected to occupy the people of Kumasi with all they need to see in football<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1505653229_521_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The first edition of the Happy Man Bitters Champions Cup kicks off in Kumasi on Monday, 18th September 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Billed to be played at the Asem Park near Kumasi Polytechnic, the much-awaited tournament is expected to feature over sixteen communities within the Kumasi Metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament which is expected to travel for about three months is expected to offer talented footballers the opportunity to showcase themselves to scouts who will scavenge the competition for the entire duration.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament which was launched on Friday under the auspices of Modern Initiative is expected to occupy the people of Kumasi with all they need to see in football.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/31451659.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CEO of Modern Initiative, Adu Poku Eugene (Striker) disclosed at the launch that his outfit is set to put up one of the best tournaments in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe at Modern Initiative as event organisers are happy to organize this competition under the title sponsorship of Happy Man Bitters and we are confident that we will put up one of the best football tournaments in the region,\u201d Adu Poku said at the launch.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, the CEO of Happy Man Bitters, Bortey Borketey Emmanuel reiterated his outfit\u2019s commitment to offering young talents the platform to realise their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see it as part of our corporate social responsibility to offer young players the necessary platform to sell themselves to the football world. The next big thing can be identified from this tournament,\u201d Bortey disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>There will be four groups of four communities each to compete in the tournament which will see the winner walk away with a giant trophy and other goodies.<\/p>\n<p>Suame and Kronom will kick start the tournament with the opening game at the Asem Park on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the groups:<\/p>\n<p>Group A: Suame, Kronum, Fante New Town, Kwadaso-Agric<\/p>\n<p>Group B: Tech, Abrepo, Asafo, Krofrom<\/p>\n<p>Group C: Aboabo\/Asawase, Ashtown, Tafo, Amakom<\/p>\n<p>Group D: Adum, Dichemso, Ahinsan, Bantama<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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