{"id":22766,"date":"2023-02-27T23:26:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T23:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/27\/hearts-of-oak-v-asante-kotoko-ghpl-tie-to-be-played-in-honour-of\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T23:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T23:26:54","slug":"hearts-of-oak-v-asante-kotoko-ghpl-tie-to-be-played-in-honour-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/27\/hearts-of-oak-v-asante-kotoko-ghpl-tie-to-be-played-in-honour-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts of Oak v\u00a0Asante Kotoko GHPL tie to be played in honour of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"711\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/download-8-696x711.png\"   alt=\"Asante Kotoko v Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Stadium\" title=\"Asante Kotoko v Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Stadium\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asante Kotoko v Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association has granted appro for the betPawa Premier League MatchDay 20 fixture between Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko to be played in honour of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as part of the 66<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Independence Day anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a fruitful discussion between the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Accra Hearts of Oak SC, Asante Kotoko SC and the National Sports Authority on Friday, February 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The annual President\u2019s Cup which is played in honour of the sitting President is played on the eve of Ghana\u2019s Independence Day celebration. 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