{"id":191754,"date":"2024-06-21T11:52:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T11:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/the-combatants-have-promised-us-good-football-gfa-president\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T11:52:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T11:52:56","slug":"the-combatants-have-promised-us-good-football-gfa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/the-combatants-have-promised-us-good-football-gfa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"The combatants have promised us good football- GFA President \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku, says the finalists for the 2024 MTN FA Cup have promised to play out a good game this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The MTN FA Cup final takes place at the University of Ghana Stadium between Bono rivals, Nsoatreman FC and Bofoakwa Tano on Sunday, June 23.<\/p>\n<p>The GFA President said this when addressing a trophy presentation made by the GFA to the University of Ghana ahead of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>UG Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic and Students Affairs) Professor Gordon Awandare, Acting UG Director of Sports, Bella Bello Bitugu and a handful of high ranking personnel at the University were present at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in his address, the GFA President communicated that the Bono rivals have promised to deliver a top performance in the big game\u00a0after praising the UG Stadium\u2019s facilities.\u00a0(Click highlighted text to read full story)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586747\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240620_162919_MP-1018x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586747\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UG Pro Vice Chancellor (Academics) Professor Awandare (left) with GFA President Kurt Okraku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586746\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240620_151455_MP-604x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586746\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MTN FA CUP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThere will be several spices to the cake on Sunday. The arrival of the trophy will have a wow factor\u2026the two combatants have promised us good football.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_584979\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bofoakwa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584979\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bofoakwa Tano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The teams played two drawn games in the 2023-2024 Ghana Premier League but Bofoakwa ended the season relegated to the Division One while Nsoatreman finished in fifth place.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku, says the finalists for the 2024 MTN FA Cup have promised to play out a good game this weekend. The MTN FA Cup final takes place at the University of Ghana Stadium between Bono rivals, Nsoatreman FC and Bofoakwa Tano on Sunday, June 23. 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