{"id":113071,"date":"2026-01-28T11:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113071"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:04:59","slug":"kotoko-draw-aduana-fc-in-mtn-fa-cup-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113071","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko draw Aduana FC in MTN FA Cup Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 33 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p>Defending MTN FA Cup champions, Asante Kotoko, have been drawn against Premier League heavyweights, Aduana FC, in a mouthwatering Round of 16 encounter.<br \/>\nKotoko will be chasing a record-extending 11th FA Cup title, while the tie presents Aduana with a golden opportunity to push for their first-ever FA Cup triumph.<br \/>\nThe Round of 16 fixtures, scheduled for February 6 and 9, promise thrilling action as the remaining teams battle for a place in the quarterfinals and a step closer to the coveted trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana Premier League leaders, Medeama SC, have also been handed a tough all-Premiership fixture against FC Samartex 1996. 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Samartex, winners of the 2022\/23 Premier League title, will be aiming to eliminate two-time FA Cup winners Medeama, champions in 2013 and 2015, as they seek to add the FA Cup to their honours.<\/p>\n<p>Another eye-catching fixture will see 2023 FA Cup winners, Dreams FC, take on lower-tier side Inter Allies, runners-up in 2014. Dreams FC have endured a difficult start to their Premier League campaign this season, and with the league title seemingly out of reach, the FA Cup remains their best chance for silverware.<\/p>\n<p>They are expected to go all out to halt Inter Allies\u2019 progress.<\/p>\n<p>True Life FC, the only Division Two side left in the competition, face a daunting task against Kpando Heart of Lions. Despite being clear underdogs, True Life will draw inspiration from past fairy-tale runs, including Nania FC\u2019s 2011 triumph and Bofoakwa Tano\u2019s runner-up finish in 2024, as they hope to spring a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Attram De Visser will square off against Eleven Wonders, while Techiman Liberty Youth take on Real Tamale United.<\/p>\n<p>In another all-Premier League encounter, Nations FC will battle Swedru All Blacks, and Berekum Chelsea will clash with Tamale City in what promises to be another exciting contest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","category-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}