{"id":139589,"date":"2015-08-01T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=139589"},"modified":"2015-08-01T06:16:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T06:16:27","slug":"mtn-fa-cup-final-to-be-played-at-sekondi-sports-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/mtn-fa-cup-final-to-be-played-at-sekondi-sports-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN FA cup final to be played at Sekondi Sports stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Essipong Stadium in Sekondi will host this year\u2019s final of the MTN FA Cup involving Asante Kotoko and Medeama next month.<\/p>\n<p>Information gathered by <strong>Citi Sports<\/strong> indicates that the Essipong Stadium has tentatively been selected by the FA Cup Committee for the final billed for August, 30.<\/p>\n<p>The choice, according to the source was in line with the Committee\u2019s policy to give this year\u2019s competition a nationwide appeal.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the semi-finals matches between Aduana Stars and Asante Kotoko, Hearts and Medeama were hosted by the Sunyani and Cape Coast stadia respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The winner automatically qualifies for next season\u2019s edition of CAF Confederation Cup plus GH\u00a2 50,000 cash for preparations in addition to GH\u00a2 30,000 prize money.<\/p>\n<p>The last time both sides met in the FA Cup final was in 2013 when Medeama emerged winners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Rahman Osman\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Essipong Stadium in Sekondi will host this year\u2019s final of the MTN FA Cup involving Asante Kotoko and Medeama next month. 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