{"id":1136060,"date":"2022-06-28T03:22:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T03:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/28\/boadu-reveals-how-hearts-of-oak-defended-fa-cup-title-despite\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T03:22:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T03:22:56","slug":"boadu-reveals-how-hearts-of-oak-defended-fa-cup-title-despite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/28\/boadu-reveals-how-hearts-of-oak-defended-fa-cup-title-despite\/","title":{"rendered":"Boadu reveals how Hearts of Oak defended FA Cup title despite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"466\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-27-132939-696x466.png\"   alt=\"Hearts of Oak celebrate\" title=\"Hearts of Oak celebrate\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hearts of Oak celebrate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu says he is elated after his side\u2019s\u00a0victory over 10-man Bechem United in the MTN FA Cup final on Sunday after a difficult season.<\/p>\n<p>The Phobians\u00a0beat\u00a0the Hunters 2-1 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, marking a title defence under Boadu.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Amankwah had canceled out Emmanuel Avornyo\u2019s opener for Bechem United and team talisman Afriyie Barnieh scored the winner in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say a big thanks to the Hearts of Oak family, board, and everyone. It wasn\u2019t an easy task,\u201d the former Medeama SC gaffer said after the game.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing in the top wasn\u2019t it, the most important was to win the trophy and go to Africa but some didn\u2019t understand. There were criticisms but that kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBechem have a strong team, very young side, they are compact in midfield and on the flanks so we had to deploy a strategy to contain them. We decided to bring Obeng in the second half to hold them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak finished the 2021\/22 Ghana Premier League season at the 6th position with 48 points.<\/p>\n<p>Boadu also highlighted a bit of the plans for next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is leaving as at now but definitely we will make some inclusions before the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have qualified for Africa again and is the second consecutive season we are doing that so we\u2019ve had a successful season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Boadu is the first coach to retain the title since the late Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefi did so in 1999 and 2000.<\/p>\n<p>The MTN FA Cup is his fifth trophy since joining the Phobians.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"NHnp7bL6vcE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GFA President proud of Ghana\u2019s U17 despite missing out on AFCON and World Cup (27-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NHnp7bL6vcE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts of Oak celebrate Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu says he is elated after his side\u2019s\u00a0victory over 10-man Bechem United in the MTN FA Cup final on Sunday after a difficult season. 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