{"id":191784,"date":"2024-06-21T12:52:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/we-intend-to-make-ug-stadium-the-permanent-home-of-fa-cup-final-gfa-president\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:52:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:52:15","slug":"we-intend-to-make-ug-stadium-the-permanent-home-of-fa-cup-final-gfa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/we-intend-to-make-ug-stadium-the-permanent-home-of-fa-cup-final-gfa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"We intend to make UG Stadium the permanent home of FA Cup Final- GFA President \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku, has stated that the Association has major intent to make the University of Ghana (UG) Stadium the permanent home of the MTN FA Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>He said this in his address delivered at the FA Cup trophy presentation to a top level entourage of the University of Ghana including Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic and Students Affairs) Professor Gordon Awandare and Acting UG Director of Sports, Dr. Bella Bello Bitugu.<\/p>\n<p>Nsoatreman FC and Bofoakwa Tano face off in this year\u2019s FA Cup final on Sunday, June 23 at the UG Stadium and according to the GFA President, there are plans to have the venue host the big game beyond this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThank you very much for opening up your facility to us. We believe that the University of Ghana will always be a strategic partner to the Ghana Football Association in our determination or in our attempt to develop football. Beyond this exercise, we intend to engage you more. In fact, we intend to make this facility the permanent home of this fixture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_581464\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UG-Stadium-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581464\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University of Ghana Stadium Photo Courtesy: @ImaneOuaadil on X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added that the two teams have promised to play a very good game of football on Sunday.\u00a0(Click highlighted text to read full story)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586745\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240620_155453_MP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586745\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From Left to Right: Dr. Bello, Professor Awandare, Kurt Okraku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the lead up to the 2024 FA Cup final, Bofoakwa Tano\u2019s relegation from the Ghana Premier League to the Division One has been confirmed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586748\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240620_162926_MP-1024x1013.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586748\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UG Pro Vice Chancellor (Academics) Professor Awandare (left) with GFA President Kurt Okraku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku, has stated that the Association has major intent to make the University of Ghana (UG) Stadium the permanent home of the MTN FA Cup final. 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