{"id":43074,"date":"2025-03-12T20:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=43074"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:08:53","slug":"mtn-fa-cup-kotoko-smoke-out-eleven-wise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/mtn-fa-cup-kotoko-smoke-out-eleven-wise\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN FA Cup: Kotoko smoke out  Eleven Wise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Asante Kotoko basked a narrow victory over Sekondi Eleven Wise in the outstanding MTN FA Cup game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Porcupine Warriors was unable to honor the fixture due to the loss of their supporter Yaw Frimpong (Nana Pooley).<\/p>\n<p>This saw the Kumasi based club suspend all first team activities for some weeks.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/agyemang-badu-attributes-blackstars-afcon-woes-to-otto-addo-gfa\/\">Agyemang-Badu attributes BlackStars AFCON woes to Otto Addo, GFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two teams went into the game eyeing a slot in the quarter finals but it was the Porcupine Warriors who showed enough grit and character to beat their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Elvis Kyei Baffour was on handed to tap in a cross from left back Patrick Asiedu which happened to be the only goal that separated the two teams.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko\u2019s win sets up a frantic quarter final duel against True Democracy.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/caf-elections-patrice-motsepe-re-elected-as-caf-president-for-second-term\/\">CAF Elections : Patrice Motsepe re-elected as CAF President for second term<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The quarter final game will come off on the weekend of March,28,2025 across the varied league centres.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko basked a narrow victory over Sekondi Eleven Wise in the outstanding MTN FA Cup game. &nbsp; The Porcupine Warriors was unable to honor the fixture due to the loss of their supporter Yaw Frimpong (Nana Pooley). 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