{"id":365874,"date":"2017-10-28T09:57:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T09:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=365874"},"modified":"2017-10-28T09:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T09:57:03","slug":"fa-cup-final-hearts-of-oak-are-favourites-eric-bekoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/fa-cup-final-hearts-of-oak-are-favourites-eric-bekoe\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup Final: &#8216;Hearts of Oak are favourites&#8217; &#8211; Eric Bekoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Asante Kotoko striker Eric Bekoe has told Citi Sports that Accra Hearts of Oak will go into the FA Cup final against his former side on Sunday as favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak finished 3rd\u00a0in this season\u2019s Ghana Premier League; 2 places above Kotoko who finished 5th.<\/p>\n<p>Bekoe said while Kotoko and Hearts of Oak matches are largely unpredictable, the Phobians will go into the tie the stronger of the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearts of Oak has picked up since the start of the second round. Looking at their form guide, I think they\u2019re on top [compared to Kotoko]. So looking at it from a spectator\u2019s point of view, Hearts are favorites,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The 2008 Ghana Premier League top scorer was however quick to add that top form can count for nothing in games involving the two traditional rivals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when it comes to this match, it\u2019s not about your form; anything can happen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko and Hearts of Oak are meeting in the FA Cup final for the first time since 1990, when the Porcupine Warriors emerged victorious via a 4-2 scoreline but were later stripped off the title for fielding an unqualified player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Fentuo Tahiru\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Asante Kotoko striker Eric Bekoe has told Citi Sports that Accra Hearts of Oak will go into the FA Cup final against his former side on Sunday as favorites. 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